Christophe Helmke

Christophe Helmke

Associate Professor


  1. 2021
  2. Published

    The Preceramic and Early Ceramic Periods in the Central Maya Lowlands

    Stemp, W. J., Awe, J. J., Marcus, J., Helmke, Christophe & Sullivan, L. A., 2021, In: Ancient Mesoamerica. 32, 3, p. 416-438

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    The Stuccoed and Painted Benches of Xochicalco, Morelos, Mexico

    Nielsen, Jesper, Alvarado León, C. & Helmke, Christophe, 2021, In: Ancient Mesoamerica. 32, 2, p. 249-268 19 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    Writing amidst the Scribbles: The Role and Place of Writing in Ancient Maya Graffiti

    Helmke, Christophe & Źrałka, J., 2021, In: University College London. Institute of Archaeology. Papers. 31, 1, p. 93-120 28 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  5. 2020
  6. Published

    Crowning Rulers and Years: Interpreting the Year Sign Headdress at Teotihuacan

    Nielsen, Jesper & Helmke, Christophe, 26 Aug 2020, In: Ancient Mesoamerica. 31, 2, p. 319-334 35 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    A Terminal Classic Period Molded-carved Ceramic Production Mold from Actun Xtuyul, Pacbitun, Belize

    Spenard, J. & Helmke, Christophe, 2020, In: Mexicon. 42, 2, p. 32-37 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    Ally, Client or Outpost? Evaluating the Relationship between Xunantunich and Naranjo in the Late Classic Period

    Awe, J. J., Helmke, Christophe, Slocum, D. & Tilden, D., 2020, In: Ancient Mesoamerica. 31, 3, p. 494-506 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    Applying Regional, Contextual, Ethnohistoric, and Ethnohistoric Approaches for Understanding the Significance of Peri-abandonment Deposits in Western Belize

    Awe, J. J., Helmke, Christophe, Aimers, J. J., Ebert, C. E., Stemp, W. J. & Hoggarth, J. A., 2020, In: Ancient Mesoamerica. 31, 1, p. 109-126

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    Los monumentos de Belice

    Helmke, Christophe, 2020, In: Arqueologia Mexicana. 28, 165, p. 44-48 5 p.

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  11. Published

    Political Alliances and Trade Connections Observed in the Ceramic Record of the Classic Period: The Perspective from the Maya Site of Nakum, Guatemala

    Źrałka, J., Helmke, Christophe, Hermes, B., Koszkul, W., Ting, C., Bishop, R. L. & Bojkowska, D., 2020, In: Ancient Mesoamerica. 31, 3, p. 461-475 15 p.

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  12. Published

    Reconstructing the Formation of Peri-abandonment Deposits at Baking, Belize

    Hoggarth, J. A., Davis, J. B., Awe, J. J. & Helmke, Christophe, 2020, In: Ancient Mesoamerica. 31, 1, p. 139-149 11 p.

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  13. Published

    Tactics, Trophies and Titles: A Comparative Perspective on Ancient Maya Raiding

    Helmke, Christophe, 2020, In: Ancient Mesoamerica. 31, 1, p. 29-46 18 p.

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  14. Published

    The Last Hurrah: Examining the Nature of Peri-abandoment Deposits and Activities at Cahal Pech, Belize

    Awe, J. J., Ebert, C. E., Hoggarth, J. A., Aimers, J. J., Helmke, Christophe, Douglas, J. & Stemp, W. J., 2020, In: Ancient Mesoamerica. 31, 1, p. 175-187

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  15. Published

    The Litany of Runaway Kings: Another Look at Stela 12 of Naranjo, Guatemala

    Helmke, Christophe, Beliaev, D. & Vepretskii, S., 2020, In: The P A R I Journal. 21, 2, p. 1-28 28 p.

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  16. Published

    The Terminal Classic at Pacbitun: Evidence from Moulded-carved Ceramics

    Helmke, Christophe & Ting, C., 2020, An Archaeological Reconstruction of Ancient Maya Life at Pacbitun, Belize. Powis, T. G., Skaggs, S. & Micheletti, G. J. (eds.). Oxford: Archaeopress, Vol. S2970. p. 185-200 16 p. (Archaeology of the Maya, Vol. 4).

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingBook chapterResearchpeer-review

  17. Published

    Under the Lordly Monarchs of the North: The Epigraphy of Northern Belize

    Helmke, Christophe, 2020, In: Ancient Mesoamerica. 31, 2, p. 261-286 26 p.

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  18. Published

    Writing Pacbitun into the Historic Record of the Southern Maya Lowlands

    Micheletti, G. J., Helmke, Christophe & Healy, P. F., 2020, An Archaeological Reconstruction of Ancient Maya Life at Pacbitun, Belize. Powis, T. G., Skaggs, S. & Micheletti, G. J. (eds.). Oxford: Archaeopress, Vol. S2970. p. 103-114 12 p. (Archaeology of the Maya, Vol. 4).

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingBook chapterResearchpeer-review

  19. 2019
  20. Published

    "Off with his head!": A Heretofore Unknown Monument of Tonina, Chiapas

    Nielsen, Jesper, Helmke, Christophe, Stuart, D. & Sánchez Gamboa, Á., 8 Oct 2019, In: The P A R I Journal. 20, 1, p. 1-14 14 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  21. Published

    An Analysis of the Imagery and Text of the Cuychen Vase

    Helmke, Christophe, 2019, The Realm Below: Speleoarchaeological Investigations in the Macal River Valley, Belize. Helmke, C. (ed.). San Francisco: Precolumbian Mesoweb Press, p. 122-159 38 p.

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingBook chapterResearchpeer-review

  22. Published

    Another Look at Stela 2 of Caracol, Belize

    Helmke, Christophe, Chase, A. F. & Chase, D. Z., 2019, In: Mexicon. 41, 4, p. 97-104

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  23. Published

    Archaeological Investigations at Cuychen

    Helmke, Christophe, Morton, S., Awe, J. J. & Iannone, G., 2019, The Realm Below: Speleoarchaeological Investigations in the Macal River Valley, Belize. Helmke, C. (ed.). San Francisco: Precolumbian Mesoweb Press, p. 74-121 48 p.

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingBook chapterResearchpeer-review

  24. Published

    Beyond the Twilight Zone: Cave Exploration in the Macal River Valley, Belize

    Awe, J. J., Helmke, Christophe & Morton, S., 2019, The Realm Below: Speleoarchaeological Investigations in the Macal River Valley, Belize. Helmke, C. (ed.). San Francisco: Precolumbian Mesoweb Press, p. 20-73 54 p.

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingBook chapterResearchpeer-review

  25. Published

    Cuychen and the Caves of the Macal River Valley

    Helmke, Christophe, 2019, The Realm Below: Speleoarchaeological Investigations in the Macal River Valley, Belize. Helmke, C. (ed.). San Francisco: Precolumbian Mesoweb Press, p. 8-19 12 p.

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingBook chapterResearchpeer-review

  26. Published

    Exotics for the Lords and Gods: Lowland Maya Consumption of European Goods along a Spanish Colonial Frontier

    Awe, J. J. & Helmke, Christophe, 2019, Material Encounters and Indigenous Transformations in the Early Colonial Americas. Hofman, C. L. & Keehnen, F. W. M. (eds.). Leiden: Brill, p. 238-262 25 p. (Early Americas: History and Culture).

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingBook chapterResearchpeer-review

  27. Published

    Gold and Calques in Mesoamerica: Tracing the Introduction of Gold to Mesoamerica through Linguistic Evidence

    Pharao Hansen, Magnus & Helmke, Christophe, 2019, In: Contributions in New World Archaeology. 13, p. 113-136 24 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  28. Published

    Let's Talk of Graves, Eccentrics, and Epitaphs: The Socio-Political Implications of Recent Discoveries on Structure A9 at Xunantunich, Belize

    Awe, J. J., Helmke, Christophe, Slocum, D. & Tilden, D., 2019, In: Research Reports in Belizean Archaeology. 16, p. 57-74 18 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

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