Soz, but as a Jerseyman born and bred I couldn't resist :-)
COPPER WIRE
After having dug to a depth of 10 feet last year, French archaeologists 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 the French: in the weeks that followed, American archaeologists dug to a depth of 20 feet before finding traces of copper wire. Shortly afterwards, they published an article in the New York Times saying : "American archaeologists, having found traces of 200-year-old copper wire, have concluded that their ancestors already had an advanced high tech communications network 100 years earlier than the French."
A few weeks later, 'La Societe Jersiaise' reported the following: "After digging down to a depth of 33 feet in the St Ouen area in 2012, Charlie Ecobichon, a self-taught amateur archaeologist, reported that he had found absolutely sod all. The Societe has therefore concluded that 250 years ago, Jersey was probable already wireless, and maybe broadband"
Makes me bloody proud I can tell you :-)
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