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   rbowman to John Ames   
   Re: naughty Pascal   
   09 Jan 26 20:36:38   
   
   XPost: alt.folklore.computers   
   From: bowman@montana.com   
      
   On Fri, 9 Jan 2026 10:54:05 -0800, John Ames wrote:   
      
   > On Fri, 9 Jan 2026 18:51:43 +0000 The Natural Philosopher   
   >  wrote:   
   >   
   >> There are claims that American copper (id-ed by Isotope) was on many   
   >> bronze age tools in Europe.... Did people cross the Atlantic? Was there   
   >> a land bridge?   
   >   
   > That *is* an intriguing question - AFAIK the evidence we have is scant,   
   > but it's certainly a fascinating notion. Dunno if we'll ever get any   
   > solid answers, but you gotta wonder...   
      
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