I recently did a diary on the "Baghdad battery" supposedly discovered in Iraq by German Archaeologist Wilhelm Konig:
http://www.dailykos.com/...
in which I mentioned that several people I asked were unable to get a copy of the original paper. Well, never rule out Kossacks--one of our folks found it and sent me a PDF copy. Alas, though, it is in German--so now I am looking for someone who can translate it for me. It's a two-page PDF, and it may be a bit technical, being published in an archaeology journal.
If anyone can help or knows someone else who can help, Kosmail me your email address and I'll send the paper as a PDF.
:)