A post-mortem is due to be carried out in order to investigate the cause of death after human remains were found in woodland near Mansfield.
Members of the public found the remains in a wooded area next to the A617 Rainworth Bypass around 2.45 pm on 23 May.
Specialist archaeologists, anthropologists, detectives and police search teams have been at the site since the discovery was made.
The work of the archaeologists and anthropologists has now concluded at the scene, and the human remains have been recovered from the site.
The cordon will remain in place whilst the post-mortem takes place, but officers anticipate it will be lifted over the coming days.
DNA analysis of the remains will then occur, which will allow police to formally identify the person.
The results of this are not expected until next week at the earliest.
Detective Inspector Stuart Barson, of Nottinghamshire Police, said:
“Now we have recovered the human remains, the investigation will progress into the post-mortem stage.
“There will be a number of experts involved in this process again as we work hard to formally identify the person and also establish the circumstances surrounding their death.
“DNA analysis will then take place, which gives us the ability to accurately and objectively confirm the identity of the remains.
“Due to the complexity of these next steps in the investigation, this process will take us some time.
“But the public can be assured we are doing everything possible to progress this investigation thoroughly.
“The family of the person we believe this to be have been kept informed of this process and continue to be supported by our officers.
“We would like to thank the public for their patience and reassure them that we do not believe there to be a wider risk to the public.
“As always, we will continue to provide updates when we have them.”
