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  • Art Theft - Most Wanted Art

    Search for the world's most wanted art.

    www.saztv.com

  • Price of Age

    An electronic dissertation on the illicit trade of antiquities by Andrew Cranwell.

    www.museum-security.org

  • Object ID

    Site describes rationale, use and contacts for Object ID, an international standard for describing art, antiques and antiquities to combat theft.

    www.object-id.com

  • 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.

    home.att.net

  • Looting Question Bibliography

    Hugh Jarvis lists Internet and published resources on the archaeological politics of private collecting, commercial treasure hunting, looting.

    wings.buffalo.edu

  • 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.

    www.archaeology.org

  • 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

    www.archaeology.org

  • Swiss Recover 10,000 Stolen Antiquities

    Archaeology magazine feature article by Andrew Slayman on one of the largest recoveries of stolen art treasures.

    www.archaeology.org

  • 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.

    www.artloss.com

  • 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.

    www.findstolenart.com

  • Looting Matters

    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.

    www.swan.ac.uk

  • 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.

    www.guardian.co.uk

  • Stolen Antiquities from Corinth Return to Greece

    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.

    www.culture.gr

  • 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.

    www.mcdonald.cam.ac.uk

  • NYTimes.com - Thwarting Art Thieves on a Budget

    Discusses problems of art theft during business hours and how museums and other facilities have responded.

    www.nytimes.com

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