In the TV series Relic Hunter, Sydney Fox is a Professor of Ancient Studies, at a generic North American university.

She frequently misses her own classes to work as a "relic hunter" who is constantly on the hunt for ancient treasures and artefacts so that she can bring them to their university’s museum.

Throughout the television series Fox's clothing is often tight fitting and revealing which makes her easily identified as a feminine sex symbol.

In a few episodes, Sydney is actually shown conducting conventional excavations, though she abandons the digs in question once it becomes apparent that the answers she needs are in a nearby sacred cave or ruined temple.

An example of this is in the first episode where her seductive dance moves and sexual tendencies are used to educate the students on tribal rituals[1] Fox's initial first impression on Nigel had certainly caught his attention.

As she stripped out of her ritual clothing and back into her office attire, the newly introduced teaching assistant is shown admiring her body as he attempts to remain in conversation, despite his obvious sense of hesitation and mesmerisation.

[4] While Fox is portrayed as a young professional to the field, her sex appeal is used to intrigue viewers and place a different spin on a female archaeologist/professor.