Christophe Helmke

Christophe Helmke

Associate Professor


  1. 2016
  2. Published

    Where Snakes Abound: Supernatural Places of Origin and Founding Myths in the Titles of Classic Maya Kings

    Helmke, Christophe & Kupprat, F. A., 2016, Places of Power and Memory in Mesoamerica’s Past and Present: How Sites, Toponyms and Landscapes Shape History and Remembrance. Graña-Behrens, D. (ed.). Berlin: Gebr. Mann Verlag, p. 33-83 51 p. (Estudios Indiana, Vol. 9).

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

  3. 2015
  4. Published

    The Sword and the Olive Jar: Material Evidence of Seventeenth-Century Maya ― European Interaction in Central Belize

    Awe, J. J. & Helmke, Christophe, Apr 2015, In: Ethnohistory. 62, 2, p. 333-360 28 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    A Case Study of Maya Avian Ocarinas from Pook’s Hill, Belize

    Nielsen, K. & Helmke, Christophe, 2015, In: Flower World – Music Archaeology of the Americas. 4, p. 79-98 20 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    A New Maya Macrolith Located

    Stemp, W. J., Awe, J. J. & Helmke, Christophe, 2015, In: Mexicon. 37, 4, p. 83-84 2 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    A Painted Spondylus Shell from Burial 1-9, Pacbitun, Belize

    Helmke, Christophe, Cheong, K. F., Healy, P. F. & Jørgensen, M. S., 2015, In: Mexicon. 37, 2, p. 43-47 5 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    Discovery and Description of Monument 2 at Tipan Chen Uitz, Belize

    Helmke, Christophe & Andres, C. R., 2015, In: Mexicon. 37, 5, p. 112-117 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    For Love of the Game: The Ballplayer Panels of Tipan Chen Uitz in Light of Late Classic Athletic Hegemony

    Helmke, Christophe, Andres, C., Morton, S. G. & Wrobel, G. D., 2015, In: The P A R I Journal. 16, 2, p. 1-30 30 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  10. 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

  11. Published

    The Defeat of the Great Bird in Myth and Royal Pageantry: A Mesoamerican Myth in a Comparative Perspective

    Helmke, Christophe & Nielsen, Jesper, 2015, In: Comparative Mythology. 1, 1, p. 23-60 38 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  12. Published

    The Fall of the Great Celestial Bird: A Master Myth in Early Classic Central Mexico

    Nielsen, Jesper & Helmke, Christophe, 2015, In: Ancient America. 13, p. 1-46 47 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  13. Published

    The Production and Exchange of Moulded-carved Ceramics and the ‘Maya Collapse’

    Ting, C., Martinón-Torres, M., Graham, E. & Helmke, Christophe, 2015, In: Journal of Archaeological Science. 62, p. 15-26 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  14. Published

    The Text and Context of the Cuychen Vase, Macal Valley, Belize

    Helmke, Christophe, Awe, J. J., Morton, S. G. & Iannone, G., 2015, Maya Archaeology. Golden, C., Houston, S. & Skidmore, J. (eds.). San Francisco: Precolumbian Mesoweb Press, Vol. 3. p. 8-29 22 p.

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

  15. Published

    Two Early Classic Elite Burials from Buenavista del Cayo, Belize

    Yaeger, J., Brown, M. K., Helmke, Christophe, Zender, M., Cap, B., Kokel Rodriguez, C. & Batty, S., 2015, In: Research Reports in Belizean Archaeology. 12, p. 181-191 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  16. 2014
  17. Published

    The Macrolith of El Chiquero, Belize

    Stemp, W. J., Awe, J. J. & Helmke, Christophe, Oct 2014, In: Mexicon. 36, 5, p. 145-150 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  18. Published

    Tintin og de indianske sprog

    Helmke, Christophe, 20 Feb 2014, Tintin & ToRS: Årbog for ToRS 2012-2013. Søgaard, D. M. (ed.). København: Institut for Tværkulturelle og Regionale Studier, p. 112-137 26 p. (Tværkultur; No. 4).

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

  19. Published

    A Case Study of Funerary Cave Use from Je’reftheel, Central Belize

    Wrobel, G. D., Helmke, Christophe & Freiwald, C., 2014, The Bioarchaeology of Space and Place: Ideology, Power and Meaning in Maya Mortuary Contexts. Wrobel, G. D. (ed.). New York: Springer Science+Business Media, p. 77-106 30 p.

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

  20. Published

    A Celebration of the Life and Work of Pierre Robert Colas

    Helmke, Christophe (ed.) & Sachse, F. (ed.), 2014, Munich: Verlag Anton Saurwein. 399 p. (Acta Mesoamericana, Vol. 27).

    Research output: Book/ReportAnthologyResearchpeer-review

  21. Published

    Contextualizing the Glyphic Texts of Tipan Chen Uitz, Cayo District, Belize

    Andres, C. R., Helmke, Christophe, Morton, S. G., Wrobel, G. D. & González, J. J., 2014, In: Latin American Antiquity. 25, 1, p. 46-64 19 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  22. Published

    Courtly Etiquette and Eloquent Speech in Ancient Mesoamerica

    Worm Danbo, R. & Helmke, Christophe, 2014, Palaces and Courtly Culture in Ancient Mesoamerica. Nehammer Knub, J., Helmke, C. & Nielsen, J. (eds.). Oxford: Archaeopress, p. 65-76 12 p. (Archaeopress Pre-Columbian Archaeology, Vol. 4).

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

  23. Published

    Epigraphic and Archaeological Evidence for Cave Desecration in Ancient Maya Warfare

    Helmke, Christophe & Brady, J. E., 2014, A Celebration of the Life and Work of Pierre Robert Colas. Helmke, C. & Sachse, F. (eds.). Munich: Verlag Anton Saurwein, p. 195-227 33 p. (Acta Mesoamericana, Vol. 27).

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

  24. Published

    Estudio preliminar de la iconografía de los murales de El Rosario, Querétaro, México

    Nielsen, Jesper & Helmke, Christophe, 2014, El Valle de San Juan del Río: Un palimpsesto arqueológico. Saint-Charles Zetina, J. C. (ed.). Santiago de Querétaro, México: Fondo Editorial de Querétaro, p. 75-83 9 p.

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

  25. Published

    House of the Serpent Mat, House of Fire: The Names of Buildings in Teotihuacan Writing

    Nielsen, Jesper & Helmke, Christophe, 2014, In: Contributions in New World Archaeology. 7, p. 113-139 26 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  26. Published

    Identifying the Provenance and Dating of Maya Influences at the Cacaxtla Court

    Helmke, Christophe & Nielsen, Jesper, 2014, Palaces and Courtly Culture in Ancient Mesoamerica. Nehammer Knub, J., Helmke, C. & Nielsen, J. (eds.). Oxford: Archaeopress, p. 17-35 19 p. (Archaeopress Pre-Columbian Archaeology, Vol. 4).

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

  27. Published

    If Mountains Could Speak: Ancient Toponyms Recorded at Teotihuacan, Mexico

    Helmke, Christophe & Nielsen, Jesper, 2014, In: Contributions in New World Archaeology. 7, p. 73-112 40 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  28. 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

  29. 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

  30. 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

  31. 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

  32. 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

  33. 2013
  34. 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

  35. Published

    The Maya in a Mesoamerican Context: Comparative Approaches to Maya Studies : proceedings of the 16th European Maya Conference, Copenhagen, December 5-10, 2011

    Nielsen, Jesper (ed.) & Helmke, Christophe (ed.), Oct 2013, Markt Schwaben: Verlag Anton Saurwein. 208 p. (Acta Mesoamericana, Vol. 26).

    Research output: Book/ReportAnthologyResearchpeer-review

  36. Published

    The World in a Gourd: A Comparative Perspective on Origin Myths of the Maya and Teotihuacan

    Nielsen, Jesper & Helmke, Christophe, Oct 2013, The Maya in a Mesoamerican Context: Comparative Approaches to Maya Studies : proceedings of the 16th European Maya Conference, Copenhagen, December 5-10, 2011. Nielsen, J. & Helmke, C. (eds.). Markt Schwaben: Verlag Anton Saurwein, p. 17-33 17 p. (Acta Mesoamericana, Vol. 26).

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

  37. Published

    The Writing on the Wall: A Paleographic Analysis of the Maya Texts of Tetitla, Teotihuacan

    Helmke, Christophe & Nielsen, Jesper, Oct 2013, The Maya in a Mesoamerican Context: Comparative Approaches to Maya Studies : proceedings of the 16th European Maya Conference, Copenhagen, December 5-10, 2011. Nielsen, J. & Helmke, C. (eds.). Markt Schwaben: Verlag Anton Saurwein, p. 123-166 44 p. (Acta Mesoamericana, Vol. 26).

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

  38. Published

    The Carved Monuments of Cerro Xoconoch, Teotihuacan Valley, Mexico.

    Helmke, Christophe, Nielsen, Jesper, Leni, C. & N. Campos, A., 5 Sep 2013, In: Mexicon. 35, 4, p. 90-95 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  39. 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

  40. Published

    La escritura jeroglífica de Cacaxtla

    Helmke, Christophe & Nielsen, Jesper, 18 Jan 2013, La Pintura Mural Prehispánica en México. Uriarte Castañeda, M. T. & Salazar Gil, F. (eds.). Mexico, D.F.: Instituto de Investigaciones Estéticas, UNAM, Vol. V. Cacaxtla. Tomo II. Estudios. p. 383-425 43 p.

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

  41. Published

    La iconografía de Cacaxtla bajo la influencia maya: Identidad, procedencia y datación

    Helmke, Christophe & Nielsen, Jesper, 18 Jan 2013, La Pintura Mural Prehispánica en México. Uriarte Castañeda, M. T. & Salazar Gil, F. (eds.). Mexico, D.F.: Instituto de Investigaciones Estéticas, UNAM, Vol. V. Cacaxtla. Tomo II. Estudios. p. 363-381 19 p.

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

  42. Published

    Directional layouts in central lowland Maya settlement

    Bevan, A., Jobbová, E., Helmke, Christophe & Awe, J., 2013, In: Journal of Archaeological Science. 40, p. 2373-2383 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  43. 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

  44. Published

    The Personifications of Celestial Water: The Many Guises of the Storm god in the Pantheon and Cosmology of Teotihuacan

    Wrem Anderson, K. & Helmke, Christophe, 2013, In: Contributions in New World Archaeology. 5, p. 165-196 32 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  45. Published

    Water in Maya Imagery and Writing

    Kettunen, H. & Helmke, Christophe, 2013, In: Contributions in New World Archaeology. 5, p. 17-38 22 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  46. 2012
  47. Published

    Los aspectos múltiples del dios de las tormentas en el panteón y la cosmología teotihuacana

    Wrem Anderson, K. & Helmke, Christophe, Sep 2012, In: Tláloc¿Qué?. 7, p. 8-52 45 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearch

  48. 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

  49. 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

  50. Published

    A Green Obsidian Eccentric from Actun Uayazba Kab, Belize

    Stemp, W. J., Helmke, Christophe, Awe, J. J., Carter, T. & Grant, S., 2012, Heart of Earth: Studies in Maya Ritual Cave Use. Brady, J. E. (ed.). Austin, Texas: Association for Mexican Cave Studies, p. 111-124 14 p. ( AMCS Bulletin, Vol. 23).

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

  51. Published

    Ancient Maya Territorial Organisation of Central Belize: Confluence of Archaeological and Epigraphic Data

    Helmke, Christophe & Awe, J. J., 2012, In: Contributions in New World Archaeology. 4, p. 59-90 32 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  52. Published

    Gamle glyffer og mayakonger langs Abernes flod: fra forskning til undervisning

    Helmke, Christophe, 2012, In: Tværkultur: Årbog for ToRS. 3, p. 17-25 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleCommunication

  53. Published

    Investigations at Actun Neko, Caves Branch River Valley, Belize

    Morton, S. G., Helmke, Christophe & Awe, J. J., 2012, Heart of Earth: Studies in Maya Ritual Cave Use. Brady, J. E. (ed.). Austin, Texas: Association for Mexican Cave Studies, p. 83-94 12 p. ( AMCS Bulletin, Vol. 23).

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

  54. Published

    Je'reftheel, Roaring Creek Works, Belize

    Helmke, Christophe & Wrobel, G. D., 2012, Heart of Earth: Studies in Maya Ritual Cave Use. Brady, J. E. (ed.). Austin, Texas: Association for Mexican Cave Studies, p. 69-81 13 p. ( AMCS Bulletin, Vol. 23).

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

  55. 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

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