Every single country except Great Britian is condemning it

Hi teachers,

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"Archeologists had to embrace [us]," says Treveor Austin, who heads the National Council for Metal Detecting. "Otherwise they would not get any finds into their museums." At the same time, conscientious detectorists have beeen overshadowed by a ruthless breed known as "nighthawks" who venture onto protected locations under cover of darkness and have been known to attack those who try to stop them.

Detractors argue that metal detectorists are damaging the archeological record. "Every single country except Great Britain is condemning it", says archeologist Paul Barford, an outspoken critic. Furthermore, detectorists don't reportt everything; Heritage Action, a group campaigning against the scheme, estimates that nearly 3 million items have slipped through the cracks over the pat decade.

1. Does "it" refer to "treasure digging performed by detectorists"?

Thank you.

Tinanam