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 ..."
"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
..."
"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 458 Pages, Published 2019 by Thames & Hudson ISBN-13: 978-0-500-77918-7, ISBN: 0-500-77918-X
"... Michel Zabé , Archivo Fotográfico " Manuel Toussaint , " Instituto de Investigaciones Estéticas , UNAM ; 113 Elbis ... Michael D. Coe ; 120 Drawing courtesy Rex Koontz , 121 Photo courtesy Rex Koontz , 122 courtesy Javier Urcid and Elbis ..."
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 ..."
Mexico From the Olmecs to the Aztecs by Michael D. 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 Michael D. 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."
Ideas, Debates, and Perspectives Ser. Blood and Beauty : Organized Violence in the Art and Archaeology of Mesoamerica and Central America by RexKoontz, Heather Orr 400 Pages, Published 2009 by Isd Llc ISBN-13: 978-1-938770-43-2, ISBN: 1-938770-43-9
"Organized Violence in the Art and Archaeology of Mesoamerica and Central
America Rex Koontz, Heather Orr ... are reported in the ethnographies as being
the highest ranking members of Costa Rican society (see also Hoopes and Mora-
Marín this volume, Chapter 11). ... Documented examples of these small-scale
sculptures have been found in elaborate graves and nearby monumental
architecture ..."