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 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 ..."
Blood and Beauty 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 ..."
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
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 ..."
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."
" 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 ..."
"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
..."
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
" 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 ..."