In a baffling development, federal authorities are investigating the discovery of over 300 piles of cremated human remains found in the desert near Las Vegas.

The unsettling find was initially made by a local resident in July near Searchlight, Nevada, which is located about an hour’s drive south of Las Vegas, according to a report from KLAS.

By August, the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) had verified that these remains were indeed human.

Known as “cremains,” these pulverized bone fragments were discovered scattered across an isolated area on the city’s outskirts.

Palm Mortuaries and Cemeteries have since meticulously retrieved approximately 315 piles of these cremains from the Nevada desert site.

On Wednesday, crews from Palm Mortuaries and Cemeteries removed approximately 315 piles of the cremains from the site, KLAS reported.

Celena DiLullo, president of Palm Mortuaries and Cemeteries, explained how the remains would be transferred to a cemetery crypt.

“I think it’s important to us to make sure that these people are not forgotten and not left,” DiLullo told the news station. “It’s important to our community and our profession that we demonstrate how much we care about these people.”

A local resident from Searchlight, Nev., reportedly stumbled upon the remains. (Dalton Bennett/The Washington Post via Getty Images)

While the BLM and Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department reportedly continue to investigate, the origins of the remains aren’t clear.

Early reports suggested that the ashes may have been dumped by a commercial funeral home business.

Under Nevada law, people are allowed to scatter ashes on public land, and there is no prohibition against the scattering of cremated remains in general. However, BLM regulations forbid the commercial distribution of cremated remains on federal land.

Under Nevada law, people can scatter ashes on public land, but Bureau of Land Management rules forbid the commercial distribution of cremated remains on federal land. (Jungho Kim for The Washington Post via Getty Images)

The desert area where the remains were found lies on BLM-managed land.

As of now, authorities have reportedly not identified any suspects or confirmed whether the remains were connected to a specific mortuary business.

Palm Mortuaries and Cemeteries, BLM and LVMPD did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.