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.

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PVN-CER-AN-410-E-006, Marne Ausec and Matthew Turek

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PVN-CER-AN-410-E-009, Marne Ausec and Matthew Turek

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PVN-CER-AN-410-E-021, Marne Ausec and Matthew Turek

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PVN-CER-AN-410-F-001, Marne Ausec and Matthew Turek

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PVN-CER-AN-410-F-002, Marne Ausec and Matthew Turek

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PVN-CER-AN-410-F-003, Marne Ausec and Matthew Turek

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PVN-CER-AN-410-F-005, Marne Ausec and Matthew Turek

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PVN-CER-AN-410-F-008, Marne Ausec and Matthew Turek

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PVN-CER-AN-410-F-017, Patricia Urban and Matthew Turek

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PVN-CER-AN-410-G-001, Marne Ausec and Matthew Turek

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PVN-CER-AN-410-G-002, Marne Ausec and Matthew Turek

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PVN-CER-AN-410-G-014, Patricia Urban and Matthew Turek

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PVN-CER-AN-410-H-001, Marne Ausec and Matthew Turek

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PVN-CER-AN-410-H-003, Marne Ausec and Matthew Turek

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PVN-CER-AN-410-H-004, Marne Ausec and Matthew Turek

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PVN-CER-AN-410-H-015, Marne Ausec and Matthew Turek

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PVN-CER-AN-410-H-022, Marne Ausec

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PVN-CER-AN-410-H-023, Marne Ausec and Matthew Turek

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PVN-CER-AN-410-H-036, Marne Ausec and Matthew Turek

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PVN-CER-AN-410-I-015, Marne Ausec and Matthew Turek

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PVN-CER-AN-410-I-016, Marne Ausec and Matthew Turek

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PVN-CER-AN-410-I-017, Patricia Urban and Matthew Turek

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PVN-CER-AN-410-I-019, Patricia Urban and Matthew Turek

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PVN-CER-AN-410-I-029, Marne Ausec and Matthew Turek

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PVN-CER-AN-411-B-002, Marne Ausec and Mary Morrison

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PVN-CER-AN-411-B-003, Marne Ausec and Mary Morrison

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PVN-CER-AN-411-B-049, Marne Ausec and Mary Morrison

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PVN-CER-AN-411-B-056, Marne Ausec and Mary Morrison

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PVN-CER-AN-411-B-066, Marne Ausec and Mary Morrison

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PVN-CER-AN-411-B-067, Marne Ausec and Mary Morrison

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PVN-CER-AN-411-B-080, Marne Ausec and Mary Morrison

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PVN-CER-AN-411-B-083, Marne Ausec and Mary Morrison

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PVN-CER-AN-411-B-087, Marne Ausec and Mary Morrison

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PVN-CER-AN-411-B-090, Marne Ausec and Mary Morrison

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PVN-CER-AN-411-B-098, Marne Ausec and Mary Morrison

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PVN-CER-AN-411-C-021, Marne Ausec and Michael Kneppler

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PVN-CER-AN-411-C-028, Marne Ausec and Michael Kneppler

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PVN-CER-AN-411-C-032, Marne Ausec and Michael Kneppler

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PVN-CER-AN-411-C-038, Marne Ausec and Michael Kneppler

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PVN-CER-AN-411-C-038, Marne Ausec and Michael Kneppler

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PVN-CER-AN-411-C-055, Marne Ausec and Michael Kneppler

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PVN-CER-AN-411-C-056, Marne Ausec and Michael Kneppler

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PVN-CER-AN-411-C-057, Marne Ausec and Michael Kneppler

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PVN-CER-AN-411-C-062, Marne Ausec and Michael Kneppler

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PVN-CER-AN-411-C-064, Patricia Urban and Michael Kneppler

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PVN-CER-AN-411-D-007, Marne Ausec and Kai Delvendahl

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PVN-CER-AN-411-D-021, Marne Ausec and Kai Delvendahl

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PVN-CER-AN-411-D-024, Marne Ausec and Kai Delvendahl

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PVN-CER-AN-411-D-026, Marne Ausec and Kai Delvendahl

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PVN-CER-AN-411-D-028, Patricia Urban and Kai Delvendahl

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PVN-CER-AN-411-D-029, Patricia Urban and Kai Delvendahl

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PVN-CER-AN-411-D-031, Marne Ausec and Kai Delvendahl

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PVN-CER-AN-411-D-032, Marne Ausec and Kai Delvendahl

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PVN-CER-AN-411-D-049, Marne Ausec and Kai Delvendahl

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PVN-CER-AN-411-E-003, Marne Ausec and Mary Morrison

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PVN-CER-AN-411-E-004, Marne Ausec and Mary Morrison

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PVN-CER-AN-411-E-006, Marne Ausec and Mary Morrison

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PVN-CER-AN-411-E-008, Marne Ausec and Mary Morrison

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PVN-CER-AN-411-E-010, Marne Ausec and Mary Morrison

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PVN-CER-AN-411-E-011, Marne Ausec and Mary Morrison

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PVN-CER-AN-411-E-013, Marne Ausec and Mary Morrison

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PVN-CER-AN-418-A-001, Edward Schortman

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PVN-CER-AN-418-B-009, Ellen Bell and Neil Ross

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PVN-CER-AN-418-B-034, Ellen Bell and Neil Ross

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PVN-CER-AN-418-B-047, Ellen Bell and Neil Ross

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PVN-CER-AN-418-B-059, Ellen Bell and Neil Ross

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PVN-CER-AN-418-C-019, Neil Ross

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PVN-CER-AN-418-C-020, Ellen Bell and Neil Ross

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PVN-CER-AN-418-C-021, Neil Ross and Ellen Bell

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PVN-CER-AN-418-C-022, Neil Ross

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PVN-CER-AN-418-C-023, Ellen Bell and Neil Ross

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PVN-CER-AN-418-C-041, Ellen Bell and Neil Ross

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PVN-CER-AN-418-C-056, Neil Ross and Ellen Bell

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PVN-CER-AN-418-D-002, Edward Schortman and Neil Ross

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PVN-CER-AN-418-D-006, Neil Ross

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PVN-CER-AN-418-D-012, Ellen Bell and Neil Ross

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PVN-CER-AN-418-D-015, Edward Schortman and Lavinia true

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PVN-CER-AN-418-D-016, Edward Schortman and Neil Ross

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PVN-LITH-AN-410, Edward Schortman

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PVN-LITH-AN-411, Edward Schortman

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PVN-LITH-AN-418, Edward Schortman

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PVN Lithic Analysis Coding Sheet, Neil Ross

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PVN Lithic Analysis Sheet 1, Neil Ross

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PVN Lithic Analysis Sheet 10, Neil Ross

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PVN Lithic Analysis Sheet 2, Neil Ross

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PVN Lithic Analysis Sheet 3, Neil Ross

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PVN Lithic Analysis Sheet 4, Neil Ross

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PVN Lithic Analysis Sheet 5, Neil Ross

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PVN Lithic Analysis Sheet 6, Neil Ross

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PVN Lithic Analysis Sheet 7, Neil Ross

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PVN Lithic Analysis Sheet 8, Neil Ross

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PVN Lithic Analysis Sheet 9, Neil Ross

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PVN Multiple Operations Osteological Analyses, Heather Osborn, Julie Solometo, Allyson Dietz, et al.

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PVN Multiple Operations Osteological Analyses, Leslie Sering

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PVN Op 021 Ceramic Analyses, Patricia Urban and Edward Schortman

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PVN Op 027 Ceramic Analyses, Patricia Urban and Edward Schortman

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PVN Op 031 Ceramic Analyses, Patricia Urban and Edward Schortman

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PVN Op 043 Ceramic Analyses, Patricia Urban and Edward Schortman

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PVN Op 100 Ceramic Analyses, Edward Schortman 4272484

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PVN Op 101 Ceramic Analyses, Edward Mark Schortman and Ellen Bell