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Mexico
From the Olmecs to the Aztecs
by Michael D. Coe, Rex Koontz
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 ..."

Ideas, Debates, and Perspectives Ser.
Blood and Beauty : Organized Violence in the Art and Archaeology of Mesoamerica and Central America
by Rex Koontz, 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."

Lightning Gods and Feathered Serpents
The Public Sculpture of El Tajín (The Linda Schele Series in Maya and Pre-Columbian Studies)
by Rex Koontz
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 ..."

Landscape and Power in Ancient Mesoamerica
by Annabeth Headrick, Rex Koontz, Kathryn Reese-Taylor
256 Pages, Published 2008 by Westview Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-7867-4245-5, ISBN: 0-7867-4245-3

"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 ..."

Landscape And Power In Ancient Mesoamerica(1st Edition)
by Rex Koontz, Kathryn Reese-Taylor, Annabeth Headrick
Paperback, 410 Pages, Published 2001 by Westview Press
ISBN-13: 978-0-8133-3732-6, ISBN: 0-8133-3732-1

"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, ..."

Landscape and Power in Ancient Mesoamerica
by Annabeth Headrick, Rex Koontz, Kathryn Reese-Taylor
Published 2001
ISBN-13: 978-1-4294-8859-4, ISBN: 1-4294-8859-X

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, Rex Koontz
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 ..."

Blood and Beauty
Organized Violence in the Art and Archaeology of Mesoamerica and Central America (Ideas, Debates, and Perspectives (Paperback))
by Heather Orr, Rex Koontz
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 ..."

Ideas, Debates and Perspectives
Blood and Beauty : Organized Violence in the Art and Archaeology of Mesoamerica and Central America 4
by Heather Orr, Rex Koontz
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 ..."

Classic-Period Cultural Currents in Southern and Central Veracruz(71st Edition)
(Dumbarton Oaks Other Titles in Pre-Columbian Studies)
by Christopher A. Pool, Richard A. Diehl, Terrence Kaufman, Rex Koontz, Javier Urcid, John S. Justeson, Thomas W. Killion, Robert S. Santley, Barbara L. Stark, Cherra E. Wyllie, Annick Daneels, Contributor-Barbara L., Philip J. Arnold, Philip J. Iiiarnold
Hardcover, 526 Pages, Published 2008 by Dumbarton Oaks Research Library And Collection
ISBN-13: 978-0-88402-350-0, ISBN: 0-88402-350-8

" Classic-Period Cultural Currents in Southern and Central Veracruz explores the diverse traditions and dynamic interactions along the Mexican Gulf lowlands at the height of their cultural florescence. Best known for their elaborate ballgame rituals and precocious inscriptions with long-count dates, these cultures served as a critical nexus between the civilizations of highland Mexico and the lowland Maya, influencing developments in bot ..."