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

BBC: Stolen Turner Paintings Found
Two Turner paintings from the Tate galleries' collection, stolen while on display in Germany eight years ago, are found.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Holy Door of the Monastery of St. Anastassios
Human Rights Action pleads with the Kanazawa College of Arts in Japan to return an 11th-century iconic door looted from Cyprus. Includes photograph.

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.

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.

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.

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

Museum Security Network: Art Crime
News reports of cultural property incidents, such as art theft, looting of art in wartime, fire and forgery worldwide.

NYTimes.com - Thwarting Art Thieves on a Budget
Discusses problems of art theft during business hours and how museums and other facilities have responded.

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

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