Googling as research!

More things are wrought by Google than the academe dreams of!
-With due apologies to Tennyson

I understand that a computer programmer, with the help of Google Maps and Google Earth 'has stumbled upon the remains of an ancient villa': for the complete story, go here. Gone are the days of serendipity favouring the prepared mind, my boy - nowadays, it favours just the googling mind;-)