Victoria police are investigating the discovery of a human skull.

Police spokesman Bowen Osoko says the skull was found by a resident cleaning an outbuilding in an area west of the city's downtown.

He says the skull is bare bone and appears to have been at the location for a long period of time.

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Osoko says investigators are working with the B.C. Coroners Service to make sure there are no other remains in the area.