Mexico(8th Edition) From the Olmecs to the Aztecs (Eighth Edition) by Michael D. Coe, Javier Urcid, RexKoontz Paperback, 272 Pages, Published 2019 by Thames & Hudson ISBN-13: 978-0-500-84178-5, ISBN: 0-500-84178-0
"An extensive update to the authoritative introduction to Mexico’s ancient civilizations.“Masterly. . . . The complexities of Mexico’s ancient cultures are perceptively presented and interpreted.” ?Library Journal“A must for anyone interested in archaeology and history.” ―DIGMexico arrives in its eighth edition with a new look and the most recent discoveries. This is the story of the pre-Spanish people of Mexico, who, with their neighbor ..."
Mexico(1st Edition) From the Olmecs to the Aztecs by Michael D. Coe, RexKoontz, Javier Urcid Paperback, 272 Pages, Published 2019 by Thames & Hudson ISBN-13: 978-0-500-29373-7, ISBN: 0-500-29373-2
"This authoritative volume has been revised throughout and expanded, with stunning new images and accounts of the major discoveries of recent years."
Blood and Beauty(Illustrated) Organized Violence in the Art and Archaeology of Mesoamerica and Central America (Ideas, Debates, and Perspectives (Paperback)) by Heather Orr, RexKoontz Paperback, 400 Pages, Published 2009 by The Cotsen Institute Of Archaeology Press ISBN-13: 978-1-931745-58-1, ISBN: 1-931745-58-7
"Warfare, ritual human sacrifice, and the rubber ballgame have been the traditional categories through which scholars have examined organised violence in the artistic and material records of ancient Mesoamerica and Central America. This volume expands those traditional categories to include such concerns as gladiatorial-like boxing combats, investiture rites, trophy-head taking and display, dark shamanism, and the subjective pain inheren ..."
Lightning Gods and Feathered Serpents The Public Sculpture of El Tajín (The Linda Schele Series in Maya and Pre-Columbian Studies) by RexKoontz Hardcover, 151 Pages, Published 2009 by University Of Texas Press ISBN-13: 978-0-292-71899-9, ISBN: 0-292-71899-3
"El Tajin, an ancient Mesoamerican capital in Veracruz, Mexico, has long been admired for its stunning pyramids and ballcourts decorated with extensive sculptural programs. Yet the city's singularity as the only center in the region with such a wealth of sculpture and fine architecture has hindered attempts to place it more firmly in the context of Mesoamerican history. In Lightning Gods and Feathered Serpents, Rex Koontz undertakes the ..."
"The authors of this volume investigate the meaning of Ancient Mesoamerican space, specifically, how the elements of urban landscape were related to each other, and to other fundamental aspects of Ancient Mesoamericans. Essays in this volume highlight the importance of performance, poetics, and politics in the construction of meaningful space and its deployment in performance. In Landscape and Power in Ancient Mesoamerica, Rex Koontz, ..."
The Complete Codex Zouche-Nuttall(1st Edition) Mixtec Lineage Histories and Political Biographies (The Linda Schele Series in Maya and Pre-Columbian Studies) by Robert Lloyd Williams, RexKoontz Hardcover, 456 Pages, Published 2013 by University Of Texas Press ISBN-13: 978-0-292-74438-7, ISBN: 0-292-74438-2
"The pre-Hispanic Mixtec people of Mexico recorded political and religious history, including the biographies and genealogies of their rulers, in pictograms on hand-painted, screen-fold manuscripts known as codices. Functioning rather like movie production storyboards, the codices served as outlines of oral traditions to stimulate the memories of bards who knew the complete narratives, which were sung, danced, and performed at elite func ..."
Mexico(7th Edition) From the Olmecs to the Aztecs (Ancient Peoples and Places) by Michael D. Coe, RexKoontz Paperback, 256 Pages, Published 2013 by Thames & Hudson ISBN-13: 978-0-500-29076-7, ISBN: 0-500-29076-8
"“Masterly. . . . The complexities of Mexico’s ancient cultures are perceptively presented and interpreted.” —Library Journal Michael D. Coe’s Mexico has long been recognized as the most readable and authoritative introduction to the region’s ancient civilizations. This companion to his best-selling The Maya has now been revised by Professor Coe and Rex Koontz. The seventh edition incorporates new findings in a number of disciplines. Th ..."
Ideas, Debates and Perspectives Blood and Beauty : Organized Violence in the Art and Archaeology of Mesoamerica and Central America 4 by Heather Orr, RexKoontz Hardcover, 398 Pages, Published 2009 by Cotsen Institute Of Archaeology Press ISBN-13: 978-1-931745-80-2, ISBN: 1-931745-80-3
"Warfare, ritual human sacrifice, and the rubber ballgame have been the traditional categories through which scholars have examined organized violence in the artistic and material records of ancient Mesoamerica and Central America. This volume expands those traditional categories to include such concerns as gladiatorial-like boxing combats, investiture rites, trophy-head taking and display, dark shamanism, and the subjective pain inheren ..."
Mexico(5th Edition) From the Olmecs to the Aztecs, Fifth Edition by Michael Douglas Coe, RexKoontz, Coe Koontz Paperback, 248 Pages, Published 2002 by Thames & Hudson ISBN-13: 978-0-500-28346-2, ISBN: 0-500-28346-X
"Michael D. Coe's Mexico has long been recognized as the most readable and authoritative introduction to the region's ancient civilizations. This companion to his bestselling The Maya has now been completely revised and expanded for the fifth edition by Professor Coe and Rex Koontz. A new chapter covers the Classic period collapse and its aftermath, including the exploration of newly discovered cities. The history of the northern frontie ..."
Mexico(6th Edition) From the Olmecs to the Aztecs (Sixth Edition) (Ancient Peoples and Places) by Michael D. Coe, Rex Coe Koontz Paperback, 248 Pages, Published 2008 by Thames & Hudson ISBN-13: 978-0-500-28755-2, ISBN: 0-500-28755-4
Lightning Gods and Feathered Serpents The Public Sculpture of El Tajín by RexKoontz 151 Pages, Published 2010 by University Of Texas Press ISBN-13: 978-0-292-77988-4, ISBN: 0-292-77988-7
"thedivineBaLLCourt. The lower monumental center of El Tajín contains
numerous ballcourts for the playing of the rubber ballgame and the performance
of its attendant rites. Eleven courts have been identified in the heart of the site (
Fig. 1.2; see Raes- feld 1992; Brüggemann 1992a:20), and six more in the
immediate surrounding area (Lira López 1997:819). Ballcourts were a fixture of
Classic Veracruz centers from the end of the La ..."
Ideas, Debates, and Perspectives Ser. Blood and Beauty : Organized Violence in the Art and Archaeology of Mesoamerica and Central America by RexKoontz, Heather S. Orr Paperback, 490 Pages, Published 2009 by Cotsen Institute Of Archaeology ISBN-13: 978-1-931745-03-1, ISBN: 1-931745-03-X
"The volume endeavors to contextualize violence and violent acts within the matrix of indigenous thought and culture."
"Based on Linda Manzanilla et al.'s recent reinterpretation, the cave beneath the
Pyramid was originally a mineshaft for procuring building materials for pyramid
construction. It was culturally modified into the shape of a four-petaled flower with
..."
"Headed by authors Jean Robertson and Deborah Hutton, this community of scholars cohered around the shared goal of bringing multiple perspectives to a worldwide narrative."
"A more global, flexible way to teach art history"
Mexico From the Olmecs to the Aztecs (Eighth Edition) by Michael D. Coe, Javier Urcid, RexKoontz Published 2019 by Thames & Hudson ISBN-13: 978-0-500-84282-9, ISBN: 0-500-84282-5
"Michael D. Coe, Javier Urcid, Rex Koontz. Hirth, Kenneth G. Archaeological
Research ... “A Study of Olmec Iconography,” Dumbarton Oaks Studies in Pre-
Columbian Art and Iconography, no ... Joyce, Arthur. Mixtecs, Zapotecs, and
Chatinos: The Ancient Peoples of Southern Mexico. ... Milan: Jaca Book, 1995. (
Summary of ..."
"Finally, we would like to acknowledge the assistance of many of our colleagues
during the process of editing this volume. Our sincere thanks go to Laura
Jankowsky and Eva de la Riva Lopez for keeping us organized and on track with
this project. Also, we would like to acknowledge the guidance and patience of our
editor, Karl Yambert, during this process. The chapters included within this
volume were first presented at two separate s ..."