Christophe Helmke

Christophe Helmke

Associate Professor


  1. Maya Ceramics at the Didrichsen Museum of Art & Culture

    Helmke, Christophe & Kettunen, H., 2005, Espoo/Helsinki: Sokonet Oy/Didrichsen Museum of Art. 43 p.

    Research output: Book/ReportBookResearch

  2. Published

    Maya mortuary landscapes, Central Belize

    Wrobel, G. D., Michael, A., Biggs, J., Helmke, Christophe, Morton, S. & Andres, C., 2017, In: Antiquity. 91, 358, p. 1-7 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    Maya mural paintings of Bolonkin, Chiapas, Mexico

    Andrieu, C., Helmke, Christophe, Kettunen, H., Taladoire, E. & Tamba, R., 1 Feb 2012, In: Mexicon. 34, 1, p. 7-10 4 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    Mayahuels hjerte: pulque og beruselse i Mesoamerika

    Nielsen, Jesper & Helmke, Christophe, 2016, Alkohol: Årbog for ToRS 2015. Søgaard, D. M. & Nielsen, J. (eds.). København: Institut for Tværkulturelle og Regionale Studier, Københavns Universitet, p. 42-53 12 p. (Tværkultur; No. 6).

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingBook chapterCommunication

  5. Published

    Mayojen pantheon / Mayas panteon / The Maya Pantheon

    Helmke, Christophe, 2012, Maya III: Life • Death • Time. Didrichsen, M. & Kettunen, H. (eds.). Helsinki: Didrichsen Museum of Art and Culture, p. 62-103 42 p.

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingBook chapterCommunication

  6. Published

    Mesoamerican Lexical Calques in Ancient Maya Writing and Imagery

    Helmke, Christophe, 20 Dec 2013, In: The P A R I Journal. 14, 2, p. 1-15 16 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    Mesoamerican Writing Systems: Proceedings of the 3rd Cracow Maya Conference, February 21-24, 2013, Cracow

    Helmke, Christophe (ed.) & Źrałka, J. (ed.), 2014, Kraków: Institute of Archaeology, Jagiellonian University & Polish Academy of Arts and Sciences. 209 p. (Contributions in New World Archaeology, Vol. 7).

    Research output: Book/ReportBookResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    Mesoamerikanske leksikalske kalker i mayaernes skrift og ikonografi

    Helmke, Christophe, 2008, De mange veje til Mesoamerika: hyldestskrift til Una Canger. Nielsen, J. & Fritz Hansen, M. (eds.). København: Museum Tusculanum, p. 147-172 26 p.

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingBook chapterResearch

  9. Published

    Mythological Emblem Glyphs of Ancient Maya Kings

    Helmke, Christophe, 2012, In: Contributions in New World Archaeology. 3, p. 91-126 36 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    Mytologia ja myyttinen aika / Mytologi och mytisk tid / Mythology and mythic time

    Helmke, Christophe, 2012, Maya III: Life • Death • Time. Didrichsen, M. & Kettunen, H. (eds.). Helsinki: Didrichsen Museum of Art and Culture, p. 160-185 26 p.

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingBook chapterCommunication

  11. Published

    New Site Description and Structure Designations of Baking Pot, Belize

    Helmke, Christophe & Awe, J. J., 2009, In: The Belize Valley Archaeological Reconnaissance Project. 13, p. 81-102 27 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearch

  12. Published

    Of Gods and Rituals: The Religion of Teotihuacan

    Helmke, Christophe & Nielsen, Jesper, 2017, Teotihuacan: City of Water, City of Fire. Robb, M. H. (ed.). San Francisco: University of California Press, p. 130-137 8 p.

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

  13. Published

    On Methods: How we know what we think we know about the Maya - Proceedings of the 17th European Maya Conference, Helsinki, December 9-15, 2012

    Kettunen, H. (ed.) & Helmke, Christophe (ed.), 2015, München: Verlag Anton Saurwein. 131 p. (Acta Mesoamericana, Vol. 28).

    Research output: Book/ReportAnthologyResearchpeer-review

  14. Published

    On the logo of the Cracow Maya Conference and the etymology of Kraków

    Helmke, Christophe & Źrałka, J., 2013, In: Contributions in New World Archaeology. 5, p. 7-16 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  15. Published

    Organización territorial de los antiguos mayas de Belice Central: confluencia de datos arqueológicos y epigráficos

    Helmke, Christophe & Awe, J., 2008, In: Mayab. 20, p. 65-91 27 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  16. Published

    Painted Hieroglyphs from Tomb FA-6/1 at Ka’kabish, Belize

    Haines, H. R. & Helmke, Christophe, 2016, In: Mexicon. 38, 5, p. 120-126 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  17. Published

    Palaces and Courtly Culture in Ancient Mesoamerica: An Introduction

    Nehammer Knub, J., Nielsen, Jesper & Helmke, Christophe, 2014, Palaces and Courtly Culture in Ancient Mesoamerica. Nehammer Knub, J., Helmke, C. & Nielsen, J. (eds.). Oxford: Archaeopress, p. ix-xiii (Archaeopress Pre-Columbian Archaeology, Vol. 4).

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

  18. Published

    Palaces and Courtly Culture in Ancient Mesoamerica

    Nehammer Knub, J. (ed.), Helmke, Christophe (ed.) & Nielsen, Jesper (ed.), 2014, Oxford: Archaeopress. 124 p. (Archaeopress Pre-Columbian Archaeology, Vol. 4).

    Research output: Book/ReportAnthologyResearchpeer-review

  19. Published

    Poetic Pairings and Lexical Calques at Teotihuacan: Forays in Historical Linguistics

    Helmke, Christophe, 2023, In: Ancient America. 15, p. 1-61

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  20. 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.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  21. Published

    Polydactyly and the Maya: A Review and a Case from the Site of Peligroso, Upper Macal River Valley, Belize

    Wrobel, G. D., Helmke, Christophe, Nash, L. & Awe, J. J., 1 Mar 2012, In: Ancient Mesoamerica. 23, 1, p. 131-142 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  22. Published

    Post-Apocalypto: Crisis and Resilience in the Maya World

    Kettunen, H. (ed.), Helmke, Christophe (ed.), Kupprat, F. A. (ed.) & Worm Danbo, R. (ed.), 2022, München: Verlag Anton Saurwein. 153 p. (Acta Mesoamericana, Vol. 30).

    Research output: Book/ReportAnthologyResearchpeer-review

  23. Published

    Prehistoric Settlement Patterns in the Upper Belize River Valley and their Implications for Models of Low-Density Urbanism

    Awe, J. J., Hoggarth, J. A. & Helmke, Christophe, 2014, A Celebration of the Life and Work of Pierre Robert Colas. Helmke, C. & Sachse, F. (eds.). Munich: Verlag Anton Saurwein, p. 263-285 23 p. (Acta Mesoamericana, Vol. 27).

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

  24. Published

    Reading between the lines: The Epigraphy of Central Belize

    Helmke, Christophe, 2019, In: Research Reports in Belizean Archaeology. 16, p. 31-46 16 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  25. Published

    Recent Investigations into Ancient Maya Domestic and Ritual Activities at Pook's Hill, Belize

    Helmke, Christophe, 2006, In: University College London. Institute of Archaeology. Papers. 17, p. 77-85 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  26. 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.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  27. Published

    Rediscovery of a Missing Fragment of Caracol Stela 8

    Awe, J. J. & Helmke, Christophe, 2014, In: Mexicon. 36, 4, p. 110-113 4 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  28. Published

    Reinterpreting the Plaza de los Glifos, La Ventilla, Teotihuacan

    Nielsen, Jesper & Helmke, Christophe, 30 Dec 2011, In: Ancient Mesoamerica. 22, 2, p. 345-370 26 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  29. Research Reports in Belizean Archaeology: Papers of the 2004 Belize Archaeology Symposium

    Awe, J. (ed.), Morris, J. (ed.), Jones, S. (ed.) & Helmke, Christophe, 2005, første ed. Belmopan: Institute of Archaeology, National Institute of Culture and History. 470 p.

    Research output: Book/ReportAnthologyResearchpeer-review

  30. Published

    Ritual Landscapes of the Caves Branch River Valley

    Wrobel, G., Andres, C., Morton, S., Shelton, R., Michael, A. & Helmke, Christophe, 2012, In: Research Reports in Belizean Archaeology. 9, p. 233-244 12 p., 20.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  31. Published

    Ritual Responses to Drought: An Examination of Ritual Expressions in Classic Maya Written Sources

    Jobbová, E., Helmke, Christophe & Bevan, A., 2018, In: Human Ecology: An Interdisciplinary Journal. 46, 5, p. 759–781

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  32. Roaring Creek: Life along an ancient Maya Valley

    Helmke, Christophe, Bevan, A. & Awe, J., 2004, In: Current World Archaeology. 4, p. 10-16 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  33. Published

    Settlement Survey at Baking Pot, Belize: Results of the 2007 Season

    Hoggarth, J. A., Jobbova, E., Helmke, Christophe & Bevan, A., 2009, In: The Belize Valley Archaeological Reconnaissance Project. 13, p. 157-187 31 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearch

  34. Published

    Sharper than a Serpent’s Tooth: A Tale of the Snake-Head Dynasty as Recounted on Xunantunich Panel 4

    Helmke, Christophe & Awe, J. J., 2016, In: The P A R I Journal. 17, 2, p. 1-22 23 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  35. Published

    Sighting a Royal Vehicle: Observations on the Graffiti of Tulix Mul, Belize

    Helmke, Christophe, Hammond, G., Guderjan, T., Greaves, P. & Hanratty, C., 2019, In: The P A R I Journal. 19, 4, p. 10-30

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  36. Published

    Skrevet på papir og skind: Mesomerikanske manuskripter fra præcolumbiansk tid til kolonitiden

    Nielsen, Jesper, Helmke, Christophe & Balle, M., 15 Dec 2016, In: Denmark. Kongelige Bibliotek. Fund og Forskning. 55, p. 9-85 76 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  37. Published

    Social identity and geographic origin of Maya burials at Actun Uayazba Kab, Roaring Creek Valley, Belize

    Wrobel, G. D., Freiwald, C., Michael, A., Helmke, Christophe, Awe, J. J., Kennett, D. J., Gibbs, S., Ferguson, J. M. & Griffith, C., Mar 2017, In: Journal of Anthropological Archaeology. 45, p. 98-114 17 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  38. Published

    Some Initial Comments on the Komkom Vase Discovered at Baking Pot, Belize

    Helmke, Christophe, Hoggarth, J. A., Awe, J. J., Bednar, S. E. & López-Johnson, A., 2017, In: Research Reports in Belizean Archaeology. 14, p. 227-240 14 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  39. Published

    Some Observations and New Discoveries Related to Altar 3, Pacbitun, Belize

    Skaggs, S., Helmke, Christophe, Spenard, J., Healy, P. F. & Powis, T. G., 2017, In: Mexicon. 39, 5, p. 115-123 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  40. Published

    Spearthrower Owl Hill: A Toponym at Atetelco, Teotihuacan

    Nielsen, Jesper & Helmke, Christophe, 2008, In: Latin American Antiquity. 19, 4, p. 459-474 16 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  41. Published

    Strength in the Face of Adversity: Terminal Classic development of Nakum in a Wider Geopolitical Vantage

    Źrałka, J., Hermes, B., Helmke, Christophe & Martin, S., 2021, Maya Kingship: Rupture and Transformation from Classic to Postclassic Times. Okoshi, T., Chase, A. F., Nondedéo, P. & Arnauld, M-C. (eds.). Gainesville: University Press of Florida, p. 202-223 22 p. (Maya Studies, Vol. 21).

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

  42. Published

    Sulfur Isotopes as a Proxy for Human Diet and Mobility from the Preclassic through Colonial Periods in the Eastern Maya Lowlands

    Ebert, C. E., Rand, A. J., Green-Mink, K., Hoggarth, J. A., Freiwald, C., Awe, J. J., Trask, W. R., Yaeger, J., Brown, M. K., Helmke, Christophe, Guerra, R. A., Danforth, M. & Kennett, D. J., 2021, In: PlosOne. 16, 8, p. e0254992

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  43. Published

    Survey of the Monumental Epicentre of Baking Pot, Belize.

    Helmke, Christophe, Jordan, J. M. & Pritchard, J. C., 2009, In: The Belize Valley Archaeological Reconnaissance Project. 13, p. 103-108 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearch

  44. Published

    Survey, Settlement, and Population History at the Ancient Maya Site of Pacbitun, Belize

    Healy, P. F., Helmke, Christophe, Awe, J. J. & Sunahara, K. S., 2007, In: Journal of Field Archaeology. 32, 1, p. 17-39 22 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  45. 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.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  46. Published

    Technological, Use-Wear, and Residue Analyses of Obsidian Blades from Classic Maya Burials at Pook's Hill, Belize

    Stemp, W. J., Braswell, G. E., Helmke, Christophe & Awe, J. J., 2019, In: Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports. 26, 101859.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  47. Published

    Technology, Production, and Distribution of Terminal Classic Molded-carved Vases in the Central Maya Lowlands

    Ting, C. & Helmke, Christophe, 28 Jun 2013, In: Open Journal of Archaeometry. 1, 1, p. 1-15 16 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  48. Published

    Teosluettelo / Verkförteckning / List of works

    Kettunen, H. & Helmke, Christophe, 2012, Maya III: Life • Death • Time. Didrichsen, M. & Kettunen, H. (eds.). Helsinki: Didrichsen Museum of Art and Culture, p. 214-259 46 p.

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingBook chapterCommunication

  49. Published

    Teotihuacan Writing: Where are we now?

    Helmke, Christophe & Nielsen, Jesper, 2021, In: Visible Language. 55, 2, p. 29-73 45 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  50. The 2002 Season Investigations at Pook's Hill, Belize

    Helmke, Christophe, 2003, In: University College London. Institute of Archaeology. Papers. 14, p. 119-128 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

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