Society, Crime, Theft, Art and Antiquities

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- Search for the world's most wanted art.
- An electronic dissertation on the illicit trade of antiquities by Andrew Cranwell.
- Librarian provides a bibliography and list of Internet resources on theft of antiquities.
- Indepth examination of some of the world's most famous artworks that have been stolen, including audio and video links to reports.
- Archaeology magazine feature article by Mark Rose on the looting of frescoes, mosaics and icons from churches in Northern Cyprus
- 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.
- Hugh Jarvis lists Internet and published resources on the archaeological politics of private collecting, commercial treasure hunting, looting.
- Human Rights Action pleads with the Kanazawa College of Arts in Japan to return an 11th-century iconic door looted from Cyprus. Includes photograph.
- Francis Deblauwe gathers articles and information about the impact of the war on the archaeological remains in Iraq, including the losses from looting.
- 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.
- Charlie Phillips investigates issues of cultural heritage management and preservation in India and Nepal through interviews nad research.
- Discusses problems of art theft during business hours and how museums and other facilities have responded.
- 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.
- 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.
- A database with close-up photographs of objects. An independent resource dedicated to the retrieval of stolen artefacts through maximum publicity.
- 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.
- 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.
- The Guardian reports that Britain has become the centre for criminal traffick in ancient manuscripts and historic books.
- 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.
- Yahoo discussion group on cultural property protection, disaster prevention, technology advances, museum security, response, and recovery.
- Two Turner paintings from the Tate galleries' collection, stolen while on display in Germany eight years ago, are found.
- 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.
- News reports of cultural property incidents, such as art theft, looting of art in wartime, fire and forgery worldwide.
- 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.
- Archaeology magazine feature article by Andrew Slayman on one of the largest recoveries of stolen art treasures.
- Site describes rationale, use and contacts for Object ID, an international standard for describing art, antiques and antiquities to combat theft.
- 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.

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