ARCHAEOLOGISTS have found two more skeletons under Brighton Corn Exchange.

The remains, thought to be 200 to 300 years old, are the 16th and 17th found during development works.

The site is the former Quaker’s Croft, which was a Quaker burial ground.

The two new skeletons were discovered under the Corn Exchange’s mini conference room following the latest phase of ground levelling work.

All 17 skeletons have now been exhumed and removed from the site by a team of archaeologists from Archaeology South East.

The team will now carry out investigations on the remains.

They will assess sex and age as well as calculate the stature of the individuals.

They also hope to diagnose any evidence of disease that might have affected them.

Decisions are still to be made as to whether the remains will be reburied or stored for longer term curation and study.

The Quaker’s Croft burial ground went out of use before the Royal Pavilion Estate was built in the late 1700s.

The Quaker Meeting House was built in Meeting House Lane, Brighton, in 1805.

The work at the Corn Exchange is part of an ambitious project to restore the Royal Pavilion Estate buildings and gardens. Phase one of the project will see a refurbishment of the Corn Exchange and Studio Theatre.

Dr Michael Shapland, from Archaeology South East, will speak about the burials and other finds from the site at a special event on September 10.

From Quaker Cemetery to Great War Hospital: New Archaeological Discoveries at Brighton Corn Exchange will be held on September 10 from 1pm to 2pm as part of Heritage Open Day at Brighton Dome.

For more information and to book your place visit brightondome.org/event/14848/heritage_open_day.