Tonight, there are still no definitive findings about the bones unearthed yesterday on North Front Street.
Dr. John Morris of the Department of Archeology will examine the remains along with police forensic pathologist Dr. Mario Estradabran tomorrow. That session should have been held today but Estradabran was too tied up with autopsy work.
But after visiting the site today, Morris did have some initial observations. He told us that the remains appear to be those of three individuals - and he concludes that they were hastily buried after either the 1931 or 1961 hurricanes.
He says they were likely placed in a shallow grave - less than three feet below the street - with just a plank underneath them.
More will be known tomorrow after the bones are examined with greater detail.
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