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
PSB CAT 115C-001-021 PLCN, Sylvia Smith
PSB CAT 115D-005-001 CNSPK, unknown unknown
PSB CAT 115D-006-001 PLCN, unknown unknown
PSB CAT 115E-001-001 LCSH, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 115E-002-001 LCTH, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 116B-001-001 CNSPK, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 116B-002-001 Pestle Structure 3, Brenda Ratini
PSB CAT 116C-001-001 SCNL, Wendy Ashmore
PSB CAT 116C-002-001 Unscored Censer Lid, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 116C-002-002 Unscored Censer Lid, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 11B-007-002 FWO, Quique Posas
PSB CAT 11C-001-001 MTE, Patricia Urban
PSB CAT 11D-001-001 SCNL, Marie Hamilton
PSB CAT 12C-003-001 HACHA, Alec Harris
PSB CAT 13A-002-001 SCNL, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 13A-003-001 MTE, unknown unknown
PSB CAT 149A-001-001 MTE, Thomas Melchionne
PSB CAT 149B-001-001 MANO, Wendy Ashmore
PSB CAT 149B-001-002 MANO, Patricia Urban
PSB CAT 149C-006 or 008 MTE, unknown unknown
PSB CAT 149D-001-001 MTE, Thomas Melchionne
PSB CAT 149D-002-001 MTE, Thomas Melchionne
PSB CAT 149F-003-001 MTE, Thomas Melchionne
PSB CAT 149F-006-001 MTE, Thomas Melchionne
PSB CAT 149F-006-002 MTE, Thomas Melchionne
PSB CAT 149H-001-001 LCTH, Meghan Hayes
PSB CAT 150B-001-001 MTE, Patricia Urban
PSB CAT 150B-002-001 MANO, Wendy Ashmore
PSB CAT 150B-002-002 MTE, Victoria Paine
PSB CAT 150D-002-003 LCSH, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 150D-002-005 SCNL, Marta Johnson
PSB CAT 150D-004-001 MANO, Patricia Urban
PSB CAT 150D-004-002 MTE, Patricia Urban
PSB CAT 150F-003-002 MTE, Wendy Ashmore
PSB CAT 150F-003-020 Censer Body, Sylvia Smith
PSB CAT 150F-003 LCSH, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 150F-005-001 Used Stone Structure 9, Wendy Ashmore
PSB CAT 150H-002-001 MTE, Patricia Urban
PSB CAT 150H-003-001 BRKBTR, Wendy Ashmore
PSB CAT 150J-001-001 SCNL, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 150J-002-001 MTE, Wendy Ashmore
PSB CAT 150J-002-002 MTE, Victoria Paine
PSB CAT 150J-006-001 MTE, Thomas Melchionne
PSB CAT 150J-006-002-MTE, Brenda Ratini
PSB CAT 150K-002-001 MANO, Patricia Urban
PSB CAT 150L-001-001 SCNL, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 150L-001-002 MANO, Patricia Urban
PSB CAT 157A-001-001 Biface, David Marshall
PSB CAT 157A-001-002 Biface, David Marshall
PSB CAT 157A-001-003 Biface, David Marshall
PSB CAT 157A-001-004 Biface, David Marshall
PSB CAT 157A-001-005 Biface, David Marshall
PSB CAT 157A-002-001 Biface, Warren Teitz
PSB CAT 157A-002-002 Biface, Warren Teitz
PSB CAT 157A-003-001 Biface, David Marshall
PSB CAT 157A-003-002 Biface, David Marshall
PSB CAT 157A-004-001 Biface, David Marshall
PSB CAT 157A-004-002 Biface, David Marshall
PSB CAT 157A-004-003 Biface, David Marshall
PSB CAT 157A-004-004 Biface, David Marshall
PSB CAT 176A-001-001 Bajareque, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 180A-002-001 Biface, David Marshall
PSB CAT 180A-003-001 Biface, Warren Teitz
PSB CAT 180A-005-001 Biface, Warren Teitz
PSB CAT 180A-005-002 Biface, Warren Teitz
PSB CAT 180A-005-003 Biface, Warren Teitz
PSB CAT 180A-006-001 Biface, Warren Teitz
PSB CAT 180A-008-001 Biface, Warren Teitz
PSB CAT 184A-001-001 Censer Body, Marta Johnson
PSB CAT 187B-002-001 SCNL, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 187B-002-002 CNLP, Marta Johnson
PSB CAT 198A-001-001 MTE, Marta Johnson
PSB CAT 1B-001-001 CAND, Alexander Chenoweth
PSB CAT 1F-080-001 PLCN, Sylvia Smith
PSB CAT 1F-136-001 CNCMPBMDL, Alec Harris
PSB CAT 203A-001-001 MANO, Adam Carpenter
PSB CAT 204A-001-001 MTE, Adam Carpenter
PSB CAT 206A-001-001 Biface, Warren Teitz
PSB CAT 20A-001-001 MTE, Wendy Ashmore
PSB CAT 20D-002-001 LCSH, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 20E-002-001 Ground Stone Structure 2, unknown unknown
PSB CAT 20E-003-001 SCNL, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 20E-003-002 SCNL, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 20E-006-001 Unscored Censer Lid, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 20E-007-001 LCSH, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 20F-002-004 SCNL.tif, unknown unknown
PSB CAT 20F-003-001 SCNL, unknown unknown
PSB CAT 20F-003-002 SCNL, Meghan Hayes
PSB CAT 20F-003-003 SCNL, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 20G-002-001 SCNL, unknown unknown
PSB CAT 21A-003-001 Used River Cobble Surface, Amy Chenoweth
PSB CAT 21A-004-001 MTE, Sylvia Smith
PSB CAT 21A-004-002 MTE, Wendy Ashmore
PSB CAT 22A-001-001 MTE, Wendy Ashmore
PSB CAT 22B-001-001 MTE, Patricia Urban
PSB CAT 22B-008 MTE, Thomas Melchionne
PSB CAT 22B-016-001-MANO, Brenda Ratini
PSB CAT 22C-002-004 SCNL, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 22C-004-001 SCNL, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 22C-007-006 SCNL, Patricia Urban