The most recent discovery to reinforce Menzies's theory took place this February a long way from China's coast, however. At Akaroa on the east coast of New Zealand's South Island the remains of permanent dwellings where an estimated 19,000 people could have lived along with a harbor were discovered. The outlines of 31 junks were also located on the seabed and the timbers of a smaller junk were discovered in a sand dune nearby.
As evidence substantiating Menzies's findings continues to come to light and the information on his Web site continues to grow, the author is currently pondering the feasibility of publishing an updated edition of his book. He hasn't, however, given up on the idea of writing a book simply about the year 1421; a year Menzies found "fascinating" before he established by accident that is was, in fact, the year China discovered the world long before the world discovered it.
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