Mexico(1st Edition) From the Olmecs to the Aztecs by MichaelD. 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."
Mexico(8th Edition) From the Olmecs to the Aztecs (Eighth Edition) by MichaelD. 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(7th Edition) From the Olmecs to the Aztecs (Ancient Peoples and Places) by MichaelD. 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 ..."
Mexico(6th Edition) From the Olmecs to the Aztecs (Sixth Edition) (Ancient Peoples and Places) by MichaelD. Coe, RexCoeKoontz Paperback, 248 Pages, Published 2008 by Thames & Hudson ISBN-13: 978-0-500-28755-2, ISBN: 0-500-28755-4
Mexico From the Olmecs to the Aztecs (Eighth Edition) by MichaelD. 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 ..."
Mexico From the Olmecs to the Aztecs by MichaelD. Coe, RexKoontz 256 Pages, Published 2013 by Thames & Hudson ISBN-13: 978-0-500-77159-4, ISBN: 0-500-77159-6
"Robert Heizer calculated that this elite center must have been supported by a
hinterland population of at least 18,000 people; the main pyramid alone probably
took some 800,000 persondays to construct. Heizer and his colleague Philip
Drucker once wrote that the ... brandishing war clubs. Also typical are the
socalled “altars.” The finest is Altar 5, on which the central figure emerges from
the niche holding a jaguar baby in his arm ..."
Mexico From the Olmecs to the Aztecs by MichaelD. Coe, RexKoontz 256 Pages, Published 2013 by Thames & Hudson ISBN-13: 978-0-500-77082-5, ISBN: 0-500-77082-4
""This authoritative volume has been revised throughout and expanded, with new images and accounts of the major discoveries of recent years."
"This accessible, state-of-the-art review of Mayan hieroglyphics and cosmology also serves as a tribute to one of the field's most noted pioneers. The core of this book focuses on the current study of Mayan hieroglyphics as inspired by the recently deceased Mayanist Linda Schele. As author or coauthor of more than 200 books or articles on the Maya, Schele served as the chief disseminator of knowledge to the general public about this anci ..."
Mexico(5th Edition) From the Olmecs to the Aztecs, Fifth Edition by Michael Douglas Coe, RexKoontz, CoeKoontz 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 ..."
"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."
"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 ..."
"The Art of Urbanism explores how the royal courts of powerful Mesoamerican centers represented their kingdoms in architectural, iconographic, and cosmological terms. Through an investigation of the ecological contexts and environmental opportunities of urban centers, the contributors consider how ancient Mesoamerican cities defined themselves and reflected upon their physical—and metaphysical—place via their built environment. Themes in ..."
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 ..."
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 ..."
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."