Canadiana - The Saga Continues

The Globe and Mail reported that after having dug to a depth of 10 meters in the area of the Royal Ontario Museum last year, scientists found traces of copper wire dating back 100 years and came to the conclusion that their ancestors already had a telephone network more than 100 years ago.

Not to be outdone by Ontario, in the weeks that followed, Québec scientists dug to a depth of 20 meters in an area bordering the Citadelle and shortly after, headlines in the Le Droit newspapers read: "Quebec archaeologists have found traces of 200 year old copper wire and have concluded that their ancestors already had an advanced high-tech communications network a hundred years earlier than Ontario."

One week later, "The Telegram" a St. John's, Newfoundland newspaper, reported the following: "After digging as deep as 30 meters in tatey fields near Krinkle Kove, Jarge Krump, a self-taughtn archaeologist, reported that he found absolutely nothing. Jarge has therefore concluded that 300 years ago Newfoundlanders were already using wireless."

*Thanks, Andy