http://aroundthenetworks.com/spike-tv-announces-unscripted-show-american-digger/ The above link brings you to the site as they announce their new show with relic hunters who will go out to find artifacts to sell on the antiquities trade.
This only encourages looting of our archaeological sites as they "unearth" artifacts to take them from their context to be sold for individual profit, thus taking away the chance for those artifacts to be fully understood as part of our cultural heritage and our history.
There are laws in place to protect archaeological sites because of the value of our history and cultural identity. While those of Spike TV may only be interested in getting money, this show will only encourage the public to follow suit, putting history and education aside.
For more ways to communicate to Spike about the problems with this new show, you can comment on their feedback page:
http://www.spike.com/about/feedback/Or send them a letter at:
1515 Broadway
37th Floor
New York, USA 10036
We the Undersigned want you to cancel the scheduled show 'American Digger' for its disrespectful nature to the cultural heritage of America. This show will only encourage looters to dig up artifacts to be sold for individual profit. This takes those artifacts out of their original context, robbing those artifacts of their historical value in helping us to understand our history. This will only hurt our understanding of our history and education as it will only promote the message to the public that looting is ok and profitable.
I only hope that you can understand the ethic issues with such a show and to cancel it before it goes on air.
Sincerely,
Concerned Americans for our buried history.
