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Only very recently has their language been traced back to Taiwan,

直到最近他们的语言才被追溯到台湾

and their pottery to the Philippines

他们的陶器则可追溯到菲律宾

Combined with DNA analysis,

结合DNA分析

evidence now points to the Lapita, a seafaring people from Southeast Asia

证据显示他们是来自东南亚、以航海为业的拉皮塔人

Back in the Solomons, on the tiny island of Taumako,

回到所罗门一个叫托马考的小岛上

descendants of the Lapita still build and sail traditional voyaging canoes

拉皮塔人的后裔们仍在建造并驾驶用于航海的独木舟

These canoes may look basic,

这些独木舟看上去可能非常原始

but their relative sophistication enabled the Lapita to travel further into

但其相对先进的构造却使得拉皮塔人去到了

the Pacific than anyone had ever dared before

之前从未有人敢去的太平洋深处

They were nolonger reliant on paddles alone - they had wind power

不再仅仅依赖短桨，他们开始借助风力

Sails, perhaps similar to this crab-claw design,

也许就是类似这种蟹钳设计的帆

enabled the Lapita to cover huge distances

赋予了拉皮塔人进行长途航行的能力

But with heavy sails,

但由于装载着沉重的帆

the canoes needed extra stability

这些独木舟需要额外的稳定性

The Lapita added a second hull

拉皮塔人为他们的独木舟增加了另一个船体

and the long-distance outrigger canoe was finally born

最终，舷外浮木式独木舟诞生了

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