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 22E-009-002 CNSPK, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 22E-009-003 LCSH, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 22E-009-007 SCNL, Marta Johnson
PSB CAT 22E-012-003 CNSPK, unknown unknown
PSB CAT 22E-013-001 MANO, Thomas Melchionne
PSB CAT 22E-014-002 CNSPK, unknown unknown
PSB CAT 22E-014-005 LCSH, unknown unknown
PSB CAT 22E-014-006 CNSPK, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 22E-019-006 LCSH, unknown unknown
PSB CAT 22F-004-002 CNSPK, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 22F-009-005 PLCN, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 22G-007-002 LCSH, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 22H-001-001 MANO, Thomas Melchionne
PSB CAT 22H-004-001 MTE, Patricia Urban
PSB CAT 22I-001-001 MANO, Patricia Urban
PSB CAT 23D-001-001 MANO, Thomas Melchionne
PSB CAT 23D-005-001 SCNL, unknown unknown
PSB CAT 25B-002-001 CNCMPBMDL, Brenda Ratini
PSB CAT 25B-003-001 LCSH, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 25H-004-001-MANO, Alec Harris
PSB CAT 25H-005-001 MANO, Alec Harris
PSB CAT 25K-004-001 MANO, Alec Harris
PSB CAT 25K-006-001 MANO, Alec Harris
PSB CAT 26A-002-001 PLCN, Kathleen Mclaren
PSB CAT 26A-002-002 LCSH, Kathleen Mclaren
PSB CAT 26A-022-005 CAND, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 26B-002-001 LCSH, Alec Harris
PSB CAT 26B-004-001 MTE, Alec Harris
PSB CAT 26B-004-001 MTE, Alec Harris
PSB CAT 26B-024-001 MANO, Alec Harris
PSB CAT 26B-029-001 LCSH, unknown unknown
PSB CAT 26B-034-001 PLCN, Alec Harris
PSB CAT 26B-043-001 LCSH, Sylvia Smith
PSB CAT 26B-044-001 LCSH, Alec Harris
PSB CAT 26C-008 CNCMPBMDL, Alec Harris
PSB CAT 26C-014-001 PLCN, Alec Harris
PSB CAT 26C-023-001 PLCN, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 26C-024-001 Biface, Jeffrey Hendricks
PSB CAT 26D-005-001 MANO, Alec Harris
PSB CAT 26D-012-001 PLCN, Sylvia Smith
PSB CAT 26D-015-002 CAND, Alec Harris
PSB CAT 26D-016-001 CNCMPBMDL, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 26D-016-002 CNCMPBMDL, Brenda Ratini
PSB CAT 26D-016-003 CNCMPBMDL, Brenda Ratini
PSB CAT 26D-016-004 CNCMPBMDL, Brenda Ratini
PSB CAT 26D-016-005 CNCMPBMDL, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 26D-016-006 CNCMPBMDL, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 26D-016-007 CNCMPBMDL, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 26D-016-008 CNCMPBMDL, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 26D-016-009 CNCMPBMDL, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 26D-016-010 CNCMPBMDL, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 26D-016-011 CNCMPBMDL, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 26D-016-012 CNCMPBMDL, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 26D-022-002 PLCN, Alec Harris
PSB CAT 26D-022-003 SCNL, Alec Harris
PSB CAT 26E-008-001 LCSH, Sylvia Smith
PSB CAT 26E-009-001 STMP, Alec Harris
PSB CAT 26E-022-001 SCNL, Alec Harris
PSB CAT 26E-029-001 PLCN, Alec Harris
PSB CAT 26F-009-001 LCSH, Alec Harris
PSB CAT 26F-018-001 LCSH, Alec Harris
PSB CAT 26F-020-001 SHDSK, Alec Harris
PSB CAT 26G-004-001 LCSH, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 27B-008-001 Biface, Alexander Pezatti
PSB CAT 27C-006-001 Bajareque.tif, Brenda Ratini
PSB CAT 27D-001-001 Biface, Jeffrey Hendricks
PSB CAT 27D-005-001 SCNL, Maria Masucci
PSB CAT 27D-005-002 SCNL, Maria Masucci
PSB CAT 27D-005-003 SCNL, Maria Masucci
PSB CAT 27D-009-001 SCNL, Sylvia Smith
PSB CAT 27D-009-002 SCNL, Sylvia Smith
PSB CAT 27D-009-003 SCNL, Sylvia Smith
PSB CAT 27D-010-001 LCSH, Alec Harris
PSB CAT 28A-001-001 MANO, Alec Harris
PSB CAT 2A-001-001 MTE, Wendy Ashmore
PSB CAT 2A-002-001 SCNL, Wendy Ashmore
PSB CAT 2A-002-002 CNCMP, Wendy Ashmore
PSB CAT 2A-002-003 Censer Body, Wendy Ashmore and Amy Chenoweth
PSB CAT 2A-002-004 Censer Body, Wendy Ashmore and Amy Chenoweth
PSB CAT 2A-002-005 CNSPK, Wendy Ashmore and Amy Chenoweth
PSB CAT 2A-002-006 PLCN, Kathleen Mclaren and Amy Chenoweth
PSB CAT 2A-005-001 MTE, Wendy Ashmore
PSB CAT 2A-009-001 Modified Obsidian Blade, Amy Chenoweth
PSB CAT 2A-010-001-MTE, Sylvia Smith
PSB CAT 2A-013-001 MANO, Amy Chenoweth
PSB CAT 2A-030-002 PLCN, Sylvia Smith
PSB CAT 2A-030-003 PLCN, Sylvia Smith
PSB CAT 2A-032-001 MANO, Meghan Hayes
PSB CAT 2A-041-1 MTE, Sylvia Smith
PSB CAT 2A-045-001 Censer Base, Sylvia Smith
PSB CAT 2B-001-001 HACHA, unknown unknown
PSB CAT 2B-008-001 MTE, Wendy Ashmore
PSB CAT 2B-009-001 MTE, Wendy Ashmore
PSB CAT 2B-009-002 MANO, Wendy Ashmore
PSB CAT 2B-012-001 Biface, Jeffrey Hendricks
PSB CAT 2B-013-001 Rock Crysytal, Sylvia Smith
PSB CAT 2B-014-1 Bark Beater Gualjoquito, Sylvia Smith
PSB CAT 2B-018-001 BRKBTR, unknown unknown
PSB CAT 2C-008-001 MTE, Alec Harris
PSB CAT 2C-014-001 MANO, Thomas Melchionne