Jesper Nielsen

Jesper Nielsen

Associate Professor


  1. 2023
  2. 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 articleResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    La pirámide de las serpientes emplumadas. Nuevas acercamientos

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

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    Reseña del dossier temático de la "Revista española de antropología americana, 52 (2)

    Nielsen, Jesper, Velasquez García, E., Davletshin, A., Cossich Vielman, M., Vega Villalobos, M. E., Rodríguez Zárate, R. L., Valencia, R. & Valdez Bubnova, T., 2023, In: Trace. 84, p. 251-270 19 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalLiterature reviewResearch

  5. 2021
  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. 2020
  9. 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

  10. Published

    Memory of Stones: Ancient Maya Spolia in the Architecture of Early Colonial Yucatan

    Nielsen, Jesper, 1 May 2020, In: The P A R I Journal. 20, 3, p. 1-15 15 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  11. 2019
  12. 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

  13. Published

    Arild Hvidtfeldt's Contribution to Mesoamerican Studies

    Nielsen, Jesper, 1 Oct 2019, In: The P A R I Journal. 20, 1, p. 15-16 2 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  14. Published

    Crossing Borders? A Cross-Disciplinary Perspective on the Study of Mesoamerican Visual Culture

    Nielsen, Jesper, 14 Feb 2019, In: Latin American and Latinx Visual Culture. 1, 1, p. 105-110 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  15. Published

    The Early Classic Murals of El Rosario, Queretaro, Mexico: Description and Iconographic Analysis

    Nielsen, Jesper, Helmke, Christophe, Fenoglio, F. & Saint-Charles Zetina, J. C., 2019, In: Ancient America. 14, p. 1-75 75 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  16. 2018
  17. Published

    The Face of Xolotl: A Unique Mosaic-covered Object in the National Museum of Copenhagen

    Nielsen, Jesper & Domenici, D., 10 Oct 2018, In: Mexicon. XL, 5, p. 122-134 13 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  18. 2017
  19. Published

    The Cave and the Butterfly: Thoughts on Death and Rebirth in Ancient Mesoamerica

    Nielsen, Jesper, 27 Apr 2017, In: Contributions in New World Archaeology. 10, p. 101-112 12 p., 4.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  20. Published

    Tras las huellas de la tradición cartográfica en el altiplano central de México

    Helmke, Christophe, Nielsen, Jesper & Rivera Guzmán, A. I., 2017, In: Estudios de Cultura Nahuatl. 54, p. 79-133

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  21. 2016
  22. 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

  23. Published

    Beretningen om Blomsterbjerget: Et sjældent mexicansk håndskrift i Etnografisk Samling

    Nielsen, Jesper & Helmke, Christophe, 2016, In: Nationalmuseets Arbejdsmark. p. 80-91 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  24. 2015
  25. 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

  26. 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

  27. 2014
  28. Published

    Besat af døden? Et kritisk blik på forestillinger om De dødes dag i Mexico

    Nielsen, Jesper & Haakanson, M., 2014, In: Religion. Tidsskriftet for Religionslærerforeningen for Gymnasiet og HF. 2014, 4, p. 28-40 13 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  29. 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

  30. 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

  31. 2013
  32. 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

  33. 2012
  34. Published

    The Great Ladder of Ocosingo: A Twentieth-Century Example of Maya Building Techniques

    Nielsen, Jesper, 30 Aug 2012, In: The P A R I Journal. XIII, 1, p. 1-9 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  35. Published

    Stemmer fra fortiden: Et mesoamerikansk perspektiv på arkæologi, historie og sprog

    Nielsen, Jesper, May 2012, In: Arkæologisk Forum. 26, p. 2-6 5 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  36. 2011
  37. 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

  38. 2010
  39. Published

    Seductive Similarities: A Comment on Gerum, Trans-Atlantic Contacts and Analogies

    Nielsen, Jesper, Bjørnvig, T. & Sellner Reunert, T., 2010, In: Adoranten. 2009, p. 71-80 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  40. Published

    Worms mexicanske hieroglyffer: Om en kopi af et mixtekisk håndskrift i Det Kongelige Bibliotek

    Nielsen, Jesper, 2010, In: Fund og Forskning i Det Kongelige Biblioteks samlinger. 48, p. 109-125 17 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  41. 2009
  42. Published

    Bringing Back the Dead: Shamanism and the Maya Hero Twins' Journey to the Underworld

    Nielsen, Jesper & Sellner Reunert, T., 2009, In: Acta Americana. 16, 1, p. 49-79 30 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  43. Published

    Dante's Heritage: Questioning the Multi-layered Model of the Mesoamerican Universe

    Nielsen, Jesper & Reunert, T. S., 2009, In: Antiquity. 83, 2, p. 399-413 14 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  44. Published

    Fra Huitzilopochtli til Fisle Pusle: Om en aztekisk guds vej til Danmark

    Nielsen, Jesper, 2009, In: Fortid og Nutid. 95, 1, p. 23-35 13 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  45. Published

    Hidden Identity & Power in Ancient Mesoamerica: Supernatural Alter Egos as Personified Diseases

    Helmke, Christophe & Nielsen, Jesper, 2009, In: Acta Americana. 17, 2, p. 49-98 50 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  46. 2008
  47. Published

    Kontrol og kooperation: Imperialisme i det præcolumbianske Amerika

    Nielsen, Jesper & Hansen, M. F., 2008, In: Slagmark. 51, p. 32-43 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  48. 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

  49. 2007
  50. Published

    "Understanding Early Classic Copan", ed. by Ellen E. Bell, Marcello A. Canuto & Robert J. Sharer (2004).

    Nielsen, Jesper, 2007, In: Latin American Antiquity. 18, 1, p. 114-117 4 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalLiterature reviewResearch

  51. Published

    Los espejos de la reina: una interpretación de dos espejos de estilo teotihuacana hallados en la tumba Margarita de período Clásico temprano en Copán

    Nielsen, Jesper, 2007, In: P.A.R.I. Online Publications.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearch

  52. Published

    The Couple in the Cave: Origin Iconography on a Ceramic Vessel from Los Naranjos, Honduras

    Nielsen, Jesper & Brady, J., 2007, In: Ancient Mesoamerica. 17, 2, p. 203-217 15 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  53. 2006
  54. Published

    Coyotekrigerens krukke

    Nielsen, Jesper, 2006, In: Louisiana Magasinet. 21, p. 24-30

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearch

  55. Published

    The Queen's Mirrors: Interpreting the Iconography of Two Teotihuacan Mirrors from the Early Classic Margarita Tomb, Copan

    Nielsen, Jesper, 2006, In: P A R I Journal. VI, 4, p. 1-8

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearch

  56. 2005
  57. Published

    Collecting in Corozal: Late Postclassic Maya Effigy Censers from Belize in the Danish National Museum (1860-1865)

    Nielsen, Jesper & Juhl Andersen, B., 2005, In: Mayab. 17, p. 84-98

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  58. Published

    Shannon F. Plank. Maya Dwellings in Hieroglyphs and Archaeology : An Integrative Approach to Ancient Architecture and Spatial Cognition

    Nielsen, Jesper, 2005, In: Antiquity. Vol. 79, no. 306, p. 979-980

    Research output: Contribution to journalLiterature reviewResearch

  59. 2004
  60. Published

    Return to the Great Forest: Frans Blom´s Letters from Palenque (Part 2)

    Nielsen, Jesper & Leifer, T., 2004, In: P A R I Journal. 4, 4, p. 13-16

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearch

  61. Published

    Return to the Great Forests: Frans Blom´s Letters from Palenque (Part 3)

    Nielsen, Jesper & Leifer, T., 2004, In: P A R I Journal. 5, 1, p. 8-11

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearch

  62. Published

    Return to the Great Forests: Frans Blom´s Letters from Palenque (Part 4)

    Nielsen, Jesper & Leifer, T., 2004, In: P A R I Journal. 5, 2, p. 13-16

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearch

  63. Published

    Return to the Great Forests: Frans Blom´s Letters from Palenque (Part 1)

    Nielsen, Jesper & Leifer, T., 2004, In: P A R I Journal. 4, 3, p. 7-10

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearch

  64. Published

    The Coyote and the Tasseled Shield: a possible Titular Glyph on a Late Xolalpan Teotihuacan Tripod

    Nielsen, Jesper, 2004, In: Mexicon. 26, 3, p. 61-64

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearch

  65. 2003
  66. Published

    Frans Blom and the Decipherment of Maya Writing

    Nielsen, Jesper, 2003, In: P A R I Journal. 4, 2, p. 4-9

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearch

  67. 2002
  68. Published

    Jungle-indianernes beskyttere

    Nielsen, Jesper, Leifer, T. & Reunert, T. S., 2002, In: Samvirke. 10, p. 68-73

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearch

  69. 2001
  70. Published

    Mystisk folk stjal magten fra mayaerne

    Nielsen, Jesper, 2001, In: Illustreret Videnskab. 9, p. 22-27

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearch

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