Treasure Hunting, Archaeology, and the Media: The Battle Against Glorified Looting

An academic analysis of the discovery series "Treasure Quest" as it frames bigger short comings of the world of law and academia in their efforts to protect archaeological and cultural sites that lie beneath the waves. Along with this discussing the issue of media coverage and encouragement of destructive and illegal action, such as treasure hunting and illegal excavation. All of this in an effort to attract a viewing audience, leading to falsely educating and misleading the public view and understanding of serious problems such as this in the world of marine archaeology, creating more hurtles for activists that work to protect such sites.