With thefts from the Louvre in Paris and 600 artefacts from Bristol Museum’s archive we offer several books relating to the security of historic artefacts:

* Loot, Legitimacy and Ownership: The Ethical Crisis in Archaeology by Colin Renfrew

* Cyprus - The Plundering of a 9000 Year-Old Civilization

* Kaboul, le passé confisqué : musée de Kaboul, 1931-1965 [Kabul, the Confiscated Past: Kabul museum, 1931-1965]

* Fragile Traditions: Indonesian Art in Jeopardy

* A Byzantine Masterpiece Recovered, the Thirteenth-Century Murals of Lysi, Cyprus

* One Hundred Missing Objects: Looting in Angkor

On a related topic, identifying criminals utilising forensic archaeology techniques is explored here:

* Studies in Crime: An Introduction to Forensic Archaeology