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After digging to a depth of 10 feet last year, New York scientists found traces of copper wire which dated back 100 years. They came to the conclusion, that their ancestors had had a telephone network more than 100 years ago.

Not to be outdone by the New Yorkers, in the weeks that followed, a California archaeologist dug to a depth of 20 feet. Shortly afterwards, a story appeared in the LA Times which said: "California archaeologists have found traces of 200 year old copper wire. They have concluded that their ancestors already had an advanced high-tech communications network a hundred years earlier than the New Yorkers."

One week later, The Pioneer Press, a newspaper in Minnesota, reported the following: "After digging as deep as 30 feet in his pasture near Embarrass, Minnesota, Ole Olson, a self-taught archaeologist, reported that he had found absolutely nothing. Ole has concluded that 300 years ago, Minnesota had already gone wireless.