"I'm a scientist, and it means I regret that important material is getting reburied, " he said. "But when you find that these remains are genetically Native Americans, it's not our call anymore.

“作为一个科学家，我对于重新埋葬如此重要的研究材料感到十分可惜，”他说，“但当你发现这些遗骨在基因上属于美洲原住民时，它就不再是我们说的算的了。”