Humans may have come to New Zealand later than thought

Tuesday, June 3, 2008 - 12:07 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....

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