Human bones discovered on coastal farmland in Tasmania alongside black dress shoes and clothing could have been there for up to 30 years.
Police are asking the public for information to help identify the remains found by a local resident on a property at Clifton Beach, southeast of Hobart, on July 6.
"A lengthy forensic analysis has been conducted which confirmed the remains are human, but unfortunately an identification has not yet been made," Inspector Andrew Keane said on Friday.
The remains were found near a pair of black dress shoes, a short-sleeve top, as well as a plastic bag containing two keys on a chain, a cigarette lighter and two possible ID cards.
The right shoe had several store-bought orthotics in the heel.
The remains were above cliffs halfway between Clifton Beach and Goats Beach.
Preliminary analysis determined they belong to a man of Caucasian or Indian sub-continental descent, most likely middle-aged.
It is believed the remains were at the location between five and 30 years.
"There are no indications of violence. However, police protocols are to treat this matter as suspicious until evidence rules otherwise," Insp Keane said.
"Further in-depth forensic analysis will be conducted in attempts to identify the remains."
