History of Research
The Four Valleys Archive consists of all records resulting from archaeological investigations conducted from 1983-2022 across 180km2 (ca. 70 miles2) within five distinct drainages in northwestern and western Honduras. These basins include: the Naco valley along the Chamelecon river; the lower Cacaulapa drainage, a tributary of the Chamelecon situated 9km southwest of the Naco Valley; the middle Chamelecon valley, linking the Naco and lower Cacaulapa valleys; the middle Ulua river basin ca. 40km south of the Naco valley; and, the El Paraíso valley lying 93 km to the southwest of Naco and 27 km northeast of the lowland Maya center of Copan. The materials recorded in the course of this work span three millennia (1200BC-AD1532). The archive contains data pertaining to the configurations, sizes, and locations of more than 900 sites recorded on survey along with the results of excavations at over 180 settlements and the analysis of roughly one million artifacts.
Types of Data
| Analysis Sheets | Catalog Sheets | Drawings |
| Excavation Reports | Field Notes | Lot Cards |
| Ulua Lot Cards | Photographs | Readouts |
| Season Reports | Survey Reports | Theses |
See our guide for more ways to navigate the collection.
Scholarship
| Posters |
Catalog Sheets
PVN-CAT-104-K-020-001-LCSH, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-104-K-021-001-LCSH, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-104-K-021-002-LCTH, Benjamin Carter
PVN-CAT-104-K-024-001-MTE, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-104-K-025-001-SCNL, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-104-K-025-002-PLCN, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-104-K-026-001-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-104-K-029-001-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-104-K-029-002-SCNL, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-104-K-032-001-MANO, Benjamin Carter
PVN-CAT-104-K-035-001-MTE, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-104-K-036-001-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-104-K-038-001-CNCMP, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-104-K-039-001-SCNL, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-104-K-039-002-SCNL, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-104-K-041-001-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-104-K-041-001-LCSH, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-104-K-041-002-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-104-K-041-003-SCNL, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-104-K-041-005-LCSH, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-104-K-041-006-SCNL, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-104-L-001-001-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-104-L-004-001-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-104-L-005-001-SCNL, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-104-L-008-001-PLCN, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-104-L-008-001-SCNL, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-104-L-009-001-CNCMP, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-104-L-010-001-FWO, unknown unknown
PVN-CAT-104-L-011-001-LCTH, Benjamin Carter
PVN-CAT-104-L-013-001-MANO, Benjamin Carter
PVN-CAT-104-L-014-001-FWO, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-104-L-015-003-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-104-L-015-004-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-104-L-015-005-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-104-L-021-001-PLCN, unknown unknown
PVN-CAT-104-L-021-002-CNCMPBMDL, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-104-M-001-001-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-104-M-003-001-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-104-M-004-001-PLCN, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-104-M-006-003-MTE, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-104-M-006-004-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-104-M-006-005-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-104-M-006-005-MTE, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-104-M-006-006-MTE, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-104-M-006-008-MTE, Benjamin Carter
PVN-CAT-104-M-012-001-FWO, unknown unknown
PVN-CAT-104-M-012-002-FWO, unknown unknown
PVN-CAT-104-N-001-002-MTE, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-104-N-002-001-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-104-N-002-002-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-104-N-002-003-WKDS, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-CAT-106-A-001-001-SCNL, Ellen Bell and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-106-A-001-002-SCNL, Ellen Bell and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-106-A-001-003-SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-106-A-001-004-SCNL, Ellen Bell and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-106-A-013-001-FWO, Ellen Bell and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-106-B-004-001-FWO, Mary Yaeger and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-106-B-013-001-FWO, Ellen Bell and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-106-B-013-003-SCNL, Mary Yaeger and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-108-D-002-001-MANO, Jennifer Ehret
PVN-CAT-108-E-005-001-MTE, Rachel Smith
PVN-CAT-108-E-007-002-FWO, Ellen Bell and Catherine Lomax
PVN-CAT-108-E-007-003-FWO, Ellen Bell and Catherine Lomax
PVN-CAT-108-E-007-004-PLCN, Marne Ausec and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-108-E-008-001-MTE, unknown unknown
PVN-CAT-108-E-010-001-BDS, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-108-E-014-000-MLDFWO, Ellen Bell and Catherine Lomax
PVN-CAT-108-E-014-000-MODPOT, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-108-E-014-002-MANO, Jennifer Ehret
PVN-CAT-108-E-021-000-CAND, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-108-E-021-000-LCTH, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-108-E-023-001-FWO, Ellen Bell and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-108-E-030-001-WKST, Jennifer Ehret
PVN-CAT-108-E-031-002-FWO, Ellen Bell and Catherine Lomax
PVN-CAT-108-E-032-001-PLCN, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-108-E-033-001-ENIGST, Jennifer Ehret
PVN-CAT-108-E-038-000-PIGST, Lavinia True
PVN-CAT-108-E-038-001-MTE, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-108-E-040-001-MTE, Rachel Smith
PVN-CAT-108-E-041-001-SCNL, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-108-E-043-001-FWO, Ellen Bell and Catherine Lomax
PVN-CAT-108-E-043-002-FWO, Ellen Bell and Catherine Lomax
PVN-CAT-108-E-044-001-CLYBAL, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-108-E-046-001-CAND, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-108-E-046-002-CAND, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-108-E-046-003-MANO, John Douglass
PVN-CAT-108-E-046-004-MANO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-108-E-052-000-CNCMP, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-108-F-001-000-FWO, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-108-F-002-001-PLCN, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-108-F-002-002-FWO, Patricia Urban and Catherine Lomax
PVN-CAT-108-F-003-001-FWO, Ellen Bell and Catherine Lomax
PVN-CAT-108-I-001-001-DNUTS, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-108-K-001-000-POLST, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-108-K-003-000-FWO, Patricia Urban
PVN CAT 10A-012-002 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 10A-012-002 SCNL_001, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 10A-019-001 CAND, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 10B-001-001 SCNL, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 10C-017-002 CAND, Quique Posas