Tomato seeds

Your newspaper printed an incredible story about Chinese archeologists finding tomato seeds in a 2,000 year old Han dynasty tomb, and then successfully sprouting them.

What makes the story even more incredible is that tomatoes are native to the New World. (The word "tomato" comes from the Aztec language). Apparently, the Chinese were sailing to Mexico centuries before Columbus crossed the Atlantic.

Either that, or the story is all a big hoax.

THOMAS CADOGAN

Jakarta