A farmer in Michigan was digging in a field when he uncovered something unusual.

美国密歇根州的一位农民在田里挖地时，发现了一件不寻常的事物。

Farmer James Bristle told MLive, "We thought it was a bent fence post."

这位叫James Bristle的农民告诉直播室说：“我们原以为它只是一个普通的栅栏。”

DANIEL FISHER, MUSEUM OF PALEONTOLOGY DIRECTOR: What we found here is a partial skeleton of a woolly mammoth. It was an adult male, probably in its 40s at the time of its death, probably lived between 10,000 and 15,000 years ago.Please visit www.chinavoa.com to get more information.

丹尼尔·费希尔，古生物学博物馆的董事：我们在这里发现的是一头长毛象骨骼的一部分。这应该是一头雄性长毛象，可能在40岁的时候死亡，生活时间约距离现在1万到1万5千年。

SUBTITLE: A University of Michigan team recovered 20 percent of mammoth`s skeleton.

字幕：密歇根大学的团队发现了这头长毛象20%的骨骼。

FISHER: Our working hypothesis is a partial skeleton having been brought to this place by ancient humans. It was their intent to come back later and retrieve this when they needed fresh meat.

费希尔：我们工作假设是部分的骨骼是由古代人类带到了这个地方。当他们需要新鲜的肉时，就会回来。

SUBTITLE: About 30 mammoths have been found in Michigan to date, but most finds aren`t as complete as this one.

字幕：迄今在密歇根已经发现了30头长毛象，但是大多数的发现都没有这一只完整。

Experts are working to determine the exact time this mammoth lived.

专家们在努力调查这头长毛象生活的确切的时间。

A farmer in Michigan was digging in a field when he uncovered something unusual.

Farmer James Bristle told MLive, "We thought it was a bent fence post."

DANIEL FISHER, MUSEUM OF PALEONTOLOGY DIRECTOR: What we found here is a partial skeleton of a woolly mammoth. It was an adult male, probably in its 40s at the time of its death, probably lived between 10,000 and 15,000 years ago.

SUBTITLE: A University of Michigan team recovered 20 percent of mammoth`s skeleton.

FISHER: Our working hypothesis is a partial skeleton having been brought to this place by ancient humans. It was their intent to come back later and retrieve this when they needed fresh meat.

SUBTITLE: About 30 mammoths have been found in Michigan to date, but most finds aren`t as complete as this one.

Experts are working to determine the exact time this mammoth lived.