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Sources of Information on Antiquities Theft -
Librarian provides a bibliography and list of Internet resources on theft of antiquities.
http://www.dowling.edu/library/papers/laura/theft.html Britain Leads Illicit Trade in Rare Books -
The Guardian reports that Britain has become the centre for criminal traffick in ancient manuscripts and historic books. <small>(June 10, 2001)</small>
http://www.guardian.co.uk/Archive/Article/0,4273,4201560,00.html Object ID -
Site describes rationale, use and contacts for Object ID, an international standard for describing art, antiques and antiquities to combat theft.
http://www.object-id.com/ Art Theft from Cyprus to Munich -
Archaeology magazine feature article by Mark Rose on the looting of frescoes, mosaics and icons from churches in Northern Cyprus <small>(April 20, 1998)</small>
http://www.archaeology.org/online/features/cyprus/index.html Price of Age -
An electronic dissertation on the illicit trade of antiquities by Andrew Cranwell.
http://www.museum-security.org/cranwell/index.html Stolen Art -
This Belgian initiative aims to assist the police in Belgium and elsewhere in the recovery and return of stolen antiques. Register stolen art pieces. Newsletters.
http://www.stolenart.be The Iraq War and Archaeology -
Francis Deblauwe gathers articles and information about the impact of the war on the archaeological remains in Iraq, including the losses from looting.
http://iwa.univie.ac.at/ NYTimes.com - Thwarting Art Thieves on a Budget -
Discusses problems of art theft during business hours and how museums and other facilities have responded. <small>(May 29, 2002)</small>
http://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/29/arts/design/29ARTS.html CBC Indepth: Art Thefts -
Indepth examination of some of the world's most famous artworks that have been stolen, including audio and video links to reports.
http://www.cbc.ca/arts/features/artthefts/ Find Stolen Art -
Database aiming to assist UK police in the recovery and return of stolen antiques and to enable auction houses, collectors and dealers to exercise due diligence.
http://www.findstolenart.com/ Saving Futures -
Charlie Phillips investigates issues of cultural heritage management and preservation in India and Nepal through interviews nad research.
http://www.savingfutures.com International Archive of Stolen Artefacts -
A database with close-up photographs of objects. An independent resource dedicated to the retrieval of stolen artefacts through maximum publicity.
http://www.iasa-online.com Art Theft - Most Wanted Art -
Search for the world's most wanted art.
http://www.saztv.com/ Stolen Stones: The Modern Sack of Nineveh -
Looting of Iraqi archaeological sites since the Gulf War. Illustrated feature by John M. Russell in Archaeology includes clickable map of the throne room suite. <small>(December 30, 1996)</small>
http://www.archaeology.org/online/features/nineveh/index.html Your Brush With The Law -
Charles Vincent Sabba looks at some famous art crimes, forensic art and the art scene in New York.
http://www.yourbrushwiththelaw.com Looting Question Bibliography -
Hugh Jarvis lists Internet and published resources on the archaeological politics of private collecting, commercial treasure hunting, looting.
http://wings.buffalo.edu/anthropology/Documents/lootbib.html Museum Security Network: Art Crime -
News reports of cultural property incidents, such as art theft, looting of art in wartime, fire and forgery worldwide.
http://www.museum-security.org/artcrime.html Gang Caught with 200,000 Artefacts -
Giles Tremlett reports in the Guardian that Spanish police have captured 100 archaeological robbers in an operation that netted a vast haul of antiques up to 5,000 years old. <small>(July 19, 2002)</small>
http://www.guardian.co.uk/Archive/Article/0,4273,4464605,00.html Illicit Antiquities Research Centre (IARC) -
At University of Cambridge to research and highlight damage caused by looting of archaeological sites. Publishes periodical Culture Without Context. Information on latest news, events, information, legal conventions, resources.
http://www.mcdonald.cam.ac.uk/projects/iarc/home.htm Swiss Recover 10,000 Stolen Antiquities -
Archaeology magazine feature article by Andrew Slayman on one of the largest recoveries of stolen art treasures. <small>(September, 1998)</small>
http://www.archaeology.org/online/features/geneva/index.html BBC: Stolen Turner Paintings Found -
Two Turner paintings from the Tate galleries' collection, stolen while on display in Germany eight years ago, are found. <small>(December 20, 2002)</small>
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/arts/2593487.stm Stolen Property or Finders Keepers? -
Dede Tisone-Bartels provides teacher's resources for considering the true ownership of works of art which have been taken from their place of origin to museums and collections around the world.
http://home.att.net/~tisone/problem.htm The Art Loss Register -
Operates a permanent international database of stolen and missing works of art, antiques and valuables, to assist law enforcement agencies in the battle against art theft.
http://www.artloss.com/
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