Jesper Nielsen

Jesper Nielsen

Associate Professor


  1. 2016
  2. Published

    En præcolumbiansk mayaby

    Nielsen, Jesper, 17 Nov 2016, 50 fund: Højdepunkter i arkæologien. Nørskov, V. & Pentz, P. (eds.). Århus: Aarhus Universitetsforlag, p. 302-307 5 p.

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

  3. Published

    Det store i det små: Mangfoldighedens kvalitet.

    Nielsen, Jesper, 1 Jul 2016, Er du nysgerrig? : Om kvalitet i dannelse og uddannelsen. A-M. B., Wassini, L. & Winther, R. (eds.). København , p. 41-43 3 p.

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

  4. Published

    Alkohol: Årbog for ToRS 2015

    Søgaard, D. M. (ed.) & Nielsen, Jesper (ed.), 3 Mar 2016, København: Institut for Tværkulturelle og Regionale Studier, Københavns Universitet. 189 p. (Tværkultur; No. 6).

    Research output: Book/ReportAnthologyCommunication

  5. Published

    Sequential Text-Image Pairings among the Classic Maya

    Nielsen, Jesper & Wichmann, S., 15 Feb 2016, The Visual Narrative Reader. Cohn, N. (ed.). London: Bloomsbury Academic, p. 283-313 30 p.

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

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. 2015
  9. Published

    Dedications and Devils: Comparing Visual Representations in Early Colonial Mesoamerican Sources and Guaman Poma's Nueva corónica

    Nielsen, Jesper & Hansen, M. F., 1 Dec 2015, Unlocking the Doors to the Worlds of Guaman Poma and His Nueva corónica. Adorno, R. & Boserup, I. (eds.). København: Museum Tusculanum, p. 233-268 35 p. 8. (Danish Humanist Texts and Studies, Vol. 50).

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

  10. Published

    Estratos, regiones e híbridos: Una reconsideración de la cosmología mesoamericana

    Nielsen, Jesper & Reunert, T., 1 Dec 2015, Cielos e inframundos: Una revisión de las cosmologías mesoamericanas. Díaz, A. (ed.). Mexico City: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, p. 25-64 39 p.

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

  11. Published

    Review of "A Sign Catalog: Glyphs in Selected Text-Like Layouts at Teotihuacan" by Joanne Michel Guerrero (BAR International Series 2670, Archaeopress, 2014).

    Nielsen, Jesper, 1 Jun 2015, In: Latin American Antiquity. 26, 2, p. 283-284 2 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalLiterature reviewCommunication

  12. 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

  13. 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

  14. 2014
  15. Published

    "To Sing Arrows": Observations on the Representation of Sound in the Writing and Iconography of Teotihuacan

    Nielsen, Jesper, 2014, A Celebration of the Life and Work of Pierre Robert Colas. Helmke, C. & Sachse, F. (eds.). München: Verlag Anton Saurwein, p. 175-191 17 p. (Acta Mesoamericana, Vol. 27).

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

  16. 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

  17. 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

  18. Published

    Frans Blom y el desciframiento de la escritura maya

    Nielsen, Jesper, 2014

    Research output: Other contributionNet publication - Internet publicationResearchpeer-review

  19. 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

  20. 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

  21. 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

  22. 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

  23. 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

  24. Published

    Where Kings Once Ruled? Considerations on Palaces and Rulership at Teotihuacan

    Nielsen, Jesper, 2014, Palaces and Courtly Culture in Ancient Mesoamerica. Nehammer Knub, J., Helmke, C. & Nielsen, J. (eds.). Oxford: Archaeopress, p. 1-16 16 p. (Archaeopress Pre-Columbian Archaeology, Vol. 4).

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

  25. 2013
  26. 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

  27. 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

  28. 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

  29. 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

  30. 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

  31. 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

  32. 2012
  33. 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

  34. Published

    I det store perspektiv

    Nielsen, Jesper, 16 May 2012, In: Weekendavisen (Sektion: Ideer). p. 7 1 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalContribution to newspaper - Feature articleCommunication

  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. Published

    Mesoamerika

    Nielsen, Jesper, 15 Aug 2011, Gyldendals religionshistorie.: Ritualer, mytologi, ikonografi.. Jensen, T., Rothstein, M. & Podemann Sørensen, J. (eds.). København: Gyldendal, p. 602-619 17 p.

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

  39. Published

    Mayaernes grænseland: Om Blom og Ydes glemte ekspedition til Honduras

    Nielsen, Jesper & Jacobsen, Casper, Jun 2011, In: Tværkultur: Årbog for ToRS. 2, p. 57-65 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleCommunication

  40. Published

    The Writing System of Cacaxtla, Tlaxcala, Mexico

    Helmke, Christophe & Nielsen, Jesper, 2011, Boundary End Archaeology Research Center. 60 p. (Ancient America; No. 2).

    Research output: Book/ReportBookResearch

  41. 2010
  42. 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

  43. Published

    Uglen med spydkasteren: Om glyffer og guder i det gamle Teotihuacan

    Nielsen, Jesper & Helmke, Christophe, 2010, Tværkultur: Årbog for ToRS 2009. Søgaard, D. M., Valling Pedersen, C. & Thuesen, I. (eds.). Institut for Tværkulturelle og Regionale Studier, p. 88-96 9 p.

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

  44. 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

  45. 2009
  46. 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

  47. 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

  48. 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

  49. 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

  50. 2008
  51. Published

    At kende andre historier end vores egne: et rids af den danske amerikanistforskning

    Nielsen, Jesper & Hansen, M. F., 2008, De mange veje til Mesoamerika: Hyldestskrift til Una Canger. Nielsen, J. & Fritz Hansen, M. (eds.). København: Museum Tusculanum, 31 p.

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

  52. Published

    De mange veje til Mesoamerika: Hyldestskrift til Una Canger

    Nielsen, Jesper (ed.) & Hansen, M. F. (ed.), 2008, København: Museum Tusculanum. 238 p.

    Research output: Book/ReportAnthologyResearch

  53. 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

  54. 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

  55. 2007
  56. 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

  57. Published

    "Moder Majs": majsens rolle i Mesoamerika og Andesområdet

    Nielsen, Jesper & Hansen, M. F., 2007, In: Planteforskning.dk.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleCommunication

  58. 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

  59. Published

    Mel Gibson og mayaerne

    Nielsen, Jesper & Leifer, T., 2007, In: Information,. p. 18-19 2 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalContribution to newspaper - Feature articleCommunication

  60. 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

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