The bones were found during excavations of the Liang Bua cave in the west of the island of Flores at a depth of around 15 feet (4.7 meters).

巨鹳的骨骼化石是在发掘弗洛勒斯岛上西面的Liang Bua洞穴时发现的，当时挖掘的深度是15英尺(4.7米)。

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Life's primal forces are close at hand in Bena, on the island of Flores, where homes shaped like volcanic cones stand beside megalithic gravestones.

弗洛勒斯岛毕纳村的房屋形状类似火山锥，立在巨石垒成的墓碑旁，生活的原始力量近在咫尺。

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The next day, rescuers aboard one of 30 boats searching the waters spotted them waving frantically on the shore and took them to Flores island for medical treatment.

次日，30只搜求队伍中一只营救队发现他们在海岸拼命地挥动着手之后把他们带到Flores岛上接受医疗。

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In 2003 the scientific and popular press were both filled with the discovery of a similar arrangement on the Indonesian island of Flores.

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But in 2004, researchers discovered that a dwarf species of human, dubbed "The Hobbit", was living on the Indonesian island of Flores until 12, 000 years ago - long after modern humans had colonised the region.

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