"This represents the best opportunity we've had yet," says Spriggs, "to find out who the Lapita actually were, where they came from, and who their closest descendants are today."

斯普里格斯说：“这是迄今为止我们最好的机会，我们可以借此了解拉皮塔人究竟是谁，他们来自哪里，以及他们现在最亲近的后代是谁。”