Historic bones revealed as Superstorm Sandy uproots tree

Superstorm Sandy has revealed a skeleton which may date back to Colonial times, police in New Haven, Connecticut, said today.

Spokesman David Hartman said a woman who was with other bystanders called police after she saw bones in the upturned roots of a fallen oak tree on the town green.

Mr Hartman said the tree was planted on the green in 1909, on the 100th anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln's birth.

He said the remains probably belong to one of thousands of people buried there in Colonial times. The remains will be evaluated by the state medical examiner.

Katie Carbo, who called police, told the New Haven Independent she saw something in the tree roots, and found the bones when she removed some dirt.

She said the skeleton "should be given a proper burial".