- Price of Age - http://www.museum-security.org/cranwell/index.html
An electronic dissertation on the illicit trade of antiquities by Andrew Cranwell.
- Object ID - http://www.object-id.com/
Site describes rationale, use and contacts for Object ID, an international standard for describing art, antiques and antiquities to combat theft.
- Stolen Property or Finders Keepers? - http://home.att.net/~tisone/problem.htm
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.
- Looting Question Bibliography - http://wings.buffalo.edu/anthropology/Documents/lootbib.html
Hugh Jarvis lists Internet and published resources on the archaeological politics of private collecting, commercial treasure hunting, looting.
- Stolen Stones: The Modern Sack of Nineveh - http://www.archaeology.org/online/features/nineveh/index.html
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.
- Art Theft from Cyprus to Munich - http://www.archaeology.org/online/features/cyprus/index.html
Archaeology magazine feature article by Mark Rose on the looting of frescoes, mosaics and icons from churches in Northern Cyprus
- Swiss Recover 10,000 Stolen Antiquities - http://www.archaeology.org/online/features/geneva/index.html
Archaeology magazine feature article by Andrew Slayman on one of the largest recoveries of stolen art treasures.
- The Art Loss Register - http://www.artloss.com/
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.
- Find Stolen Art - http://www.findstolenart.com/
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.
- Looting Matters - http://www.swan.ac.uk/classics/staff/dg/looting/
Studies by Christopher Chippindale and David Gill of the University of Wales Swansea on the material and intellectual consequences of collecting antiquities, with related links.
- Britain Leads Illicit Trade in Rare Books - http://www.guardian.co.uk/Archive/Article/0,4273,4201560,00.html
The Guardian reports that Britain has become the centre for criminal traffick in ancient manuscripts and historic books.
- Holy Door of the Monastery of St. Anastassios - http://www.hr-action.org/action/kanazawa.html
Human Rights Action pleads with the Kanazawa College of Arts in Japan to return an 11th-century iconic door looted from Cyprus. Includes photograph.
- Stolen Antiquities from Corinth Return to Greece - http://www.culture.gr/2/21/211/21104m/e211dm07.html
The Hellenic Ministry of Culture rejoices in the recovery of the priceless collection of artifacts stolen from the Archaeological Museum of Ancient Corinth in 1990. Illustrated catalogue.
- Illicit Antiquities Research Centre (IARC) - http://www.mcdonald.cam.ac.uk/IARC/home.htm
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.
- Gang Caught with 200,000 Artefacts - http://www.guardian.co.uk/Archive/Article/0,4273,4464605,00.html
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.
- Museum Security Network: Art Crime - http://www.museum-security.org/artcrime.html
News reports of cultural property incidents, such as art theft, looting of art in wartime, fire and forgery worldwide.
- BBC: Stolen Turner Paintings Found - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/arts/2593487.stm
Two Turner paintings from the Tate galleries' collection, stolen while on display in Germany eight years ago, are found.
- Stolen Art - http://www.stolenart.be
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.
- Trace - http://www.trace.co.uk
UK magazine in which stolen stolen art, antiques, collectables can be advertised. Or register their details on the ACTS database. Service, bulletin, becoming a partner, information resources.
- International Archive of Stolen Artefacts - http://www.iasa-online.com
A database with close-up photographs of objects. An independent resource dedicated to the retrieval of stolen artefacts through maximum publicity.
- CBC Indepth: Art Thefts - http://www.cbc.ca/arts/features/artthefts/
Indepth examination of some of the world's most famous artworks that have been stolen, including audio and video links to reports.
- Saving Futures - http://www.savingfutures.com
Charlie Phillips investigates issues of cultural heritage management and preservation in India and Nepal through interviews nad research.
- The 2003- Iraq War and Archaeology - http://cctr.umkc.edu/user/fdeblauwe/iraq.html
Francis Deblauwe gathers articles and information about the impact of the war on the archaeological remains in Iraq, including the losses from looting.
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