Human arrival in New Zealand later than thought?
Tuesday, June 3, 2008 - 12:28
in Paleontology & Archaeology
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- Radiocarbon dating of rat bones and rat-gnawed seeds reinforces a theory that human settlers did not arrive in New Zealand until 1300 A.D. - about 1,000 years later than some scientists believe, according to a study released Tuesday....