Christophe Helmke

Christophe Helmke

Associate Professor


  1. 2024
  2. Accepted/In press

    The Language of Teotihuacan Writing

    Pharao Hansen, Magnus & Helmke, Christophe, 9 Jan 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Current Anthropology.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  3. Published

    The Implements of the Blade House: The Function and Symbolic Significance of Laurel-leaf Bifaces from Caves in Central Belize

    Stemp, W. J., Awe, J. J. & Helmke, Christophe, 2024, In: Lithic Technology. p. 1-16

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  4. 2023
  5. Published

    Changing Spheres of Interaction in Terminal Classic Western Belize

    Awe, J. J., Helmke, Christophe, Hoggarth, J. A. & Ebert, C. E., 2023, In: Research Reports in Belizean Archaeology. 18, p. 219-242

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  6. Published

    Western Mesoamerican Calendars and Writing Systems

    Clemmensen, Mikkel Bøg (ed.) & Helmke, Christophe (ed.), 2023, Oxford: Archaeopress.

    Research output: Book/ReportAnthologypeer-review

  7. Published

    La escritura jeroglífica de Xochicalco

    Helmke, Christophe & Nielsen, Jesper, 2023, In: Arqueologia Mexicana. 29, 179, p. 46-53 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  8. Published

    The Writing System of Epiclassic Central Mexico

    Helmke, Christophe & Nielsen, Jesper, 1 Jun 2023, Western Mesoamerican Calendars and Writing Systems: Proceedings of the Copenhagen Roundtable. Bøg Clemmensen, M. & Helmke, C. (eds.). Oxford: Archaeopress, Vol. 18. p. 49-74 25 p. (Archaeopress Pre-Columbian Archaeology, Vol. 18).

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

  9. Published

    A Dark Horse of the Early Postclassic Period: Observations on the Iconography and Epigraphy of El Cerrito, Queretaro.

    Nielsen, Jesper, Helmke, Christophe & Fenoglio, F., 15 Aug 2023, When East Meets West: Chichen Itza, Tula, and the Postclassic Mesoamerican World . Stanton, T., Taube, K., Coltman, J. & Marengo Camacho, N. (eds.). Oxford: BAR Oxford publications, p. 479-488 9 p.

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

  10. Published

    La pirámide de las serpientes emplumadas. Nuevas acercamientos

    Nielsen, Jesper & Helmke, Christophe, 1 Mar 2023, In: Arqueologia Mexicana. 29, 179, p. 34-39 5 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  11. Published

    Classic Maya Settlement Systems Reveal Differential Land Use Patterns in the Upper Belize River Valley

    Walden, J. P., Hoggarth, J. A., Ebert, C. E., Fedick, S. L., Biggie, M., Meyer, B., Shaw-Mueller, K., Qiu, Y., Ran, W., Ellis, O. P., Watkins, T. B., Davis, J. B., Guerra, R. A., Helmke, Christophe & Awe, J. J., 2023, In: Land. 12, 2, p. 1-34 483.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  12. Published

    A Shell Gorget from Feature 384-2 at Buenavista del Cayo, Belize

    Yaeger, J., Helmke, Christophe, Brown, M. K., Zender, M., Cap, B. & Freiwald, C., 2023, In: Mexicon. 45, 2, p. 30-41

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  13. 2022
  14. Published

    All that is old is new again: Epigraphic applications of photogrammetry in ancient Mesoamerica

    Helmke, Christophe, Bercu, C., Drug, I., Jakovlev, A., Kjær, Lars, Saulins, P. & Vepretskii, S., 2022, In: Digital Applications in Archaeology and Cultural Heritage. 25, 11 p., e00214.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  15. Published

    De dioses y rituales: La religión de Teotihuacan

    Helmke, Christophe & Nielsen, Jesper, 2022, Teotihuacan: Ciudad de agua, ciudad de fuego. Robb, M. H. (ed.). Mexico By: Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia, p. 144-151

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

  16. Published

    As the Baktun Turned: Reconstructing Classic to Postclassic Population Dynamics in the Belize River Valley

    Hoggarth, J. A., Freiwald, C., Ebert, C. E., Helmke, Christophe, Awe, J., Green-Mink, K., Powless , P. & McKeown, A., 2022, 3,000 Years of War and Peace in the Maya Lowlands: Identity, Politics, and Violence. Braswell, G. (ed.). New York: Routledge, p. 209-240

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

  17. 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/ReportAnthologypeer-review

  18. Published

    El dios de las tormentas: Señor de la lluvia y la devastación

    Nielsen, Jesper & Helmke, Christophe, 2022, Teotihuacan: Ciudad de agua, ciudad de fuego. Robb, M. H. (ed.). Mexico By: Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia, p. 152-158

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

  19. 2021
  20. 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 articlepeer-review

  21. Published

    Deciphering the Collapse: An Account of Kingship in the Terminal Classic

    Helmke, Christophe, Hoggarth, J. A. & Awe, J. J., 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. 106-130 (Maya Studies, Vol. 21).

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

  22. Published

    His name was Don José

    Helmke, Christophe, 2021, Maya Archaeology: Tales from the Field. Saunders, M. & Voelkel, P. (eds.). Precolumbian Mesoweb Press, p. 108-115 8 p.

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

  23. 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 articlepeer-review

  24. 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 articlepeer-review

  25. Published

    Building High-Precision AMS 14C Bayesian Models on the Formation of Peri-abandonment Deposits at Baking Pot, Belize

    Hoggarth, J. A., Culleton, B. J., Awe, J. J., Helmke, Christophe, Lonaker, S., Davis, B. & Kennett, D. J., 2021, In: Radiocarbon: An International Journal of Cosmogenic Isotope Research. 63, 3, p. 977-1002 26 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  26. Published

    Epigraphic Insights into Culture, Society and Climate Change

    Jobbová, E., Helmke, Christophe & Bevan, A., 2021, The Maya and Environmental Stress from Past to Present: Human response and adaptation to climate change in the Maya lowlands. Jobbová, E. (ed.). Oxford: BAR Oxford publications, Vol. S3055. p. 131-164 (Archaeology of the Maya, Vol. 8).

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

  27. Published

    Blowgunners and the Great Bird at Teotihuacan: Mesoamerican Myths in a Comparative Perspective

    Nielsen, Jesper, Taube, K., Helmke, Christophe & Escobedo, H., 2021, The Myths of the Popol Vuh in Cosmology, Art and Ritual. Moyes, H., Christenson, A. & Sachse, F. (eds.). Louisville: University Press of Colorado, p. 295-314

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

  28. 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 articlepeer-review

  29. Published

    Expedient Lithic Techonology in Complex Sedentary Societies: Use-wear, Flake Size, and Edge Angle on Debitage from Two Ancient Maya Sites

    Stemp, W. J., Graham, E., Helmke, Christophe & Awe, J. J., 2021, In: Journal of Anthropological Archaeology. 61, 101243.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  30. Published

    The Ideology and Symbolism of Ancient Maya Chipped Chert and Obsidian Eccentrics from Central Belize: Materials, Contexts, Chronology, and Meaning

    Stemp, W. J., Awe, J. J., Helmke, Christophe & Lee, J., 2021, Rock and Roll: The 13th International Symposium on Knappable Materials. Gómez de Soler, B., Soto, M., Gema Chacón, M. & Soares Remiseiro, M. (eds.). Tarragona: Adhoc Cultura, p. 208

    Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingConference abstract in proceedingsResearchpeer-review

  31. 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 articlepeer-review

  32. 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

  33. 2020
  34. 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 articlepeer-review

  35. 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 articlepeer-review

  36. 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 articlepeer-review

  37. Published

    Los monumentos de Belice

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

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  38. 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 articlepeer-review

  39. 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.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  40. 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

  41. 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.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  42. 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 articlepeer-review

  43. 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

  44. 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 articlepeer-review

  45. 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 articlepeer-review

  46. 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 articlepeer-review

  47. 2019
  48. 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

  49. 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

  50. 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 articlepeer-review

  51. Published

    A la sombra del Gólgota: Continuidades y discontinuidades en las observancia rituales en el Cerro de la Estrella

    Helmke, Christophe & Montero García, I. A., 2019, In: Rutas de Campo. 5, p. 106-121 16 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal article

  52. 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

  53. 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

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articlepeer-review

  54. 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

  55. 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

  56. 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 articlepeer-review

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