HASTINGS — Anthropologists are recovering human remains found by a construction crew near St. Paul.

Hastings Police Chief Bryan Schafer said the bones discovered Wednesday are likely more than 50 years old. The construction workers uncovered the bones at a site where a CVS Pharmacy is being built. Police said the workers called authorities immediately.

Anthropologists called to the scene by police said the remains are from a middle-aged adult. The anthropologists from Hamline University are working to remove the remains from the site, which was secured by police.