>>> After digging to a depth of 100 meters last year, Russian scientists
>>>
>>>> found traces of copper wire dating back 1000 years, and came to the
>>>> conclusion that their ancestors already had a telephone network one
>>>> thousand years ago.
>>>>
>>>> So, not to be outdone, In the weeks that followed, American
>>> scientists
>>>
>>>> dug 200 meters and headlines in the US papers read: "US scientists
>>>> have found traces of 2000 year old optical fibres, and have concluded
>>>
>>>> that their ancestors already had advanced high-tech digital telephone
>>>
>>>> 1000 years earlier than the Russians.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> One week later, the Greek newspapers reported the following: "After
>>>> digging as deep as 800 meters, Greek scientists have found absolutely
>>>
>>>> nothing. They have concluded that 5000 years ago, their ancestors
>>> were
>>>> already using wireless technology."