Ancient bones have been discovered underneath an iconic north-east building for the second time.
Workers carrying out construction at Aberdeen Art Gallery discovered the remains on Wednesday morning.
Archaeologists were subsequently sent to the scene to discover whether they belonged to humans or animals.
Last year, the remains of 92 bodies, dating back to the 13th century, were found at the same location.
And another 30 skeletons from the same period were unearthed at the nearby Robert Gordon’s College.
Angela Taylor, the convener of Aberdeen City Council’s education committee, said it was important to treat the bones with respect.
She added: “We found out the news at about 10am in the morning.
“The contractor got in touch to say there had been some bones found.
“An archaeologist will be on site.
“I have been told it isn’t a big find, but sometimes other things can be found when you dig further down.
“Hopefully, we will get more information from the archaeologist.
“I would assume work in that part of the site has stopped until the archaeologist is on site to look to see what is actually there.
“We do have to treat bones with the dignity they deserve.
“They have been a living human being, so a degree of dignity has to be given at the time they are removed and re-buried.
“Hopefully, this won’t delay things too much but it depends how big the find is.”