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 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."
"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 ..."
Blood and Beauty Organized Violence in the Art and Archaeology of Mesoamerica and Central America by Heather S. Orr, RexKoontz Paperback, Published 2009 by Cotsen Institute Of Archaeology ISBN-13: 978-1-931745-25-3, ISBN: 1-931745-25-0
" This volume 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 to this volume consider how ancient Mesoamerican cities defined themselves and reflected upon their physical—and metaphysical—place via their built environment. T ..."
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 ..."
"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 ..."
" 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 ..."