Proto Oceanic language, people and society: Foundations of the Austronesian settlement of the Pacific

在遥远的太平洋岛屿上定居是人类历史上重要的一章。该地区的语言和文化的起源，以及第一批定居者如何适应和利用他们遇到的岛屿环境，本研究详细调查，不仅是科学家感兴趣的问题，也是包括太平洋岛民在内的更广泛的公众感兴趣的问题。这种规模的研究需要大量的智力资本，该项目将有助于确保澳大利亚在这一领域至少保持一个强有力的研究中心。

The settlement of the farflung Pacific Islands is an important chapter in human history. The origins of the languages and cultures of this region, and how the first settlers adapted to and exploited the island environments they encountered, which this study investigates in great detail, are matters of interest not only to scientists but to a wider public which includes Pacific Islanders themselves. Research on this scale requires a great deal of intellectual capital and this project will help to ensure that Australia maintains at least one strong research centre in this field.