EIGHTEEN medieval skeletons unearthed during a £1.8 million revamp of a town centre are to be reburied.

The remains were found in Bridge Street and Silver Street in Gainsborough during renovation works last summer by contractors working for West Lindsey District Council.

The bones, belonging to 15 adults, two infants and a juvenile, were found an estimated one metre underground.

They will be reburied at Gainsborough Cemetery tomorrow.

Colin Palmer-Brown, a director of Pre-Construct Archaeological Services Ltd, of Saxilby, has been examining the bones.

He said: "This find is important for several reasons. First, although human remains have previously been discovered in this part of the town, this is the first time it has been possible to examine the cemetery in a controlled manner."

The assessments confirmed the site was a mixed Christian cemetery that was in use from the early 12th century.