C.D. Smith Investigations

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 - Most Wanted Art - http://www.saztv.com/
Search for the world's most wanted art.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Sources of Information on Antiquities Theft - http://home.earthlink.net/~robbinsls/theft/
Librarian provides a bibliography and list of Internet resources on theft of antiquities.

Price of Age - http://www.museum-security.org/cranwell/index.html
An electronic dissertation on the illicit trade of antiquities by Andrew Cranwell.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

NYTimes.com - Thwarting Art Thieves on a Budget - http://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/29/arts/design/29ARTS.html
Discusses problems of art theft during business hours and how museums and other facilities have responded.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Saving Futures - http://www.savingfutures.com
Charlie Phillips investigates issues of cultural heritage management and preservation in India and Nepal through interviews nad research.

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.

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.

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.