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 341A-003-003 MTE, Marie Hamilton
PSB CAT 341A-003-003 MTE_001, Thomas Melchionne
PSB CAT 343C-002 SCNL, unknown unknown
PSB CAT 343E-002-001 MANO, Thomas Melchionne
PSB CAT 343H-002-001CNCMPBMDL, Sylvia Smith and Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 343H-002-016 Censer Body, Marie Hamilton
PSB CAT 343H-003-001, Thomas Melchionne
PSB CAT 343J-001-001 MTE, Thomas Melchionne
PSB CAT 343J-001-002 SCNL, Patricia Urban
PSB CAT 345A-002-001 SCNL, unknown unknown
PSB CAT 345C-002-001 MANO, Thomas Melchionne
PSB CAT 345C-002-002 MANO, Thomas Melchionne
PSB CAT 345D-001-001 PLCN, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 346B-001-001 WKST, Thomas Melchionne
PSB CAT 347A-001-001 LCSH, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 347A-001-001 MANO, Thomas Melchionne
PSB CAT 347B-002-001 MTE, Patricia Urban
PSB CAT 347E-001-001 Unscored Censer Lid, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 347F-001-001 LCSH, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 347F-002-004 CNCMPBMDL, Sylvia Smith
PSB CAT 347F-002-020 Censer Body, Sylvia Smith
PSB CAT 347F-002-022 and 347F-002-034 PLCN, Sylvia Smith
PSB CAT 347F-002-023 PLCN, Sylvia Smith
PSB CAT 347F-002-026, Sylvia Smith
PSB CAT 347F-002-027, 028, 029 Censer Bodies, Sylvia Smith
PSB CAT 347F-002-033 PLCN, Patricia Urban
PSB CAT 347F-003-001 SCNL, Meghan Hayes
PSB CAT 347F-003-002 PLCN, unknown unknown
PSB CAT 347F-003-004 CNLP, Meghan Hayes
PSB CAT 347F-003-005 CNCMPBMDL, unknown unknown
PSB CAT 347F-003-006 Unscored Censer Lid, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 347F-003-007 LCSH, Marie Hamilton
PSB CAT 347F-003-020 SCNL, Sylvia Smith
PSB CAT 347G-002-001 CAND, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 347G-002-001 CNLP, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 347H-001-001 SCNL, Meghan Hayes
PSB CAT 347H-002-003 MANO, Thomas Melchionne
PSB CAT 347H-002-004 MTE, Thomas Melchionne
PSB CAT 347H-002-021 LCTH, Sylvia Smith and Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 347H-002-023 LCSH, Patricia Urban
PSB CAT 347H-002-024 SCNL, Edward schortman
PSB CAT 347H-003-001 LCSH, unknown unknown
PSB CAT 347H-003-004 LCSH, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 347H-004-001 LCSH, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 347H-004-002 LCSH, Marie Hamilton
PSB CAT 347H-004-003 MANO, Thomas Melchionne
PSB CAT 347H-005-001 PLCN, Marie Hamilton
PSB CAT 347H-005-002 PLCN, Patricia Urban
PSB CAT 347H-005-021 PLCN, Edward Mark Schortman
PSB CAT 347H-005-023 LCSH, Patricia Urban
PSB CAT 347H-006-020 CNCMPB, Sylvia Smith
PSB CAT 347H-006-021 Unscored Censer Lid, Edward schortman
PSB CAT 347H-009-001 LCSH, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 347M-003-001 SCNL, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 348A-004-001 Biface, David Marshall
PSB CAT 350B-002-020 CNSPK, Sylvia Smith
PSB CAT 350B-015-001 STMP, unknown unknown
PSB CAT 351A-001-001 Biface, Warren Teitz
PSB CAT 351A-001-001 LCSH, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 351A-001-001 LCSH 02, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 351A-001-002 LCSH, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 351A-001-002 PLCN, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 351A-001-003 LCSH, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 351A-001-004 CNSPK, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 351A-001-004 LCSH, Marta Johnson
PSB CAT 351A-001-005 CNSPK, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 351A-001-005 LCSH, Marta Johnson
PSB CAT 351A-001-006 LCSH, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 351A-001-006 SCNL, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 351A-001-007 CNCMPBMDL, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 351A-001-007 LCSH, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 351A-001-008 PLCN, Marta Johnson
PSB CAT 351A-002-001 MANO, Patricia Urban
PSB CAT 351A-002-003 MTE, Victoria Paine
PSB CAT 351A-002-004 MTE, Thomas Melchionne
PSB CAT 351A-003-001 MTE, Thomas Melchionne
PSB CAT 35A-001-001 CNCMPBMDL, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 35A-002-001 MANO, unknown unknown
PSB CAT 39A-001-001 MTE, Wendy Ashmore
PSB CAT 3A-007-001 CAND, Amy Chenoweth
PSB CAT 3A-008-001 CAND, Amy Chenoweth
PSB CAT 3A-008-002 CAND, Amy Chenoweth
PSB CAT 3C-006-001 MTE, Alec Harris
PSB CAT 3C-006-002 SCNL, Alec Harris
PSB CAT 3C-006-002 SCNL_001, unknown unknown
PSB CAT 3C-006-003 SCNL, Sylvia Smith
PSB CAT 3C-006-006 MTE, Maria Masucci
PSB CAT 3C-009-001 SCNL, Maria Masucci
PSB CAT 3C-009-002 MTE, Alec Harris
PSB CAT 3C-009-003 MTE, Alec Harris
PSB CAT 3C-009-005 SCNL, Sylvia Smith
PSB CAT 3C-009-006 SCNL, Sylvia Smith
PSB CAT 3C-009-007 PLCN, Sylvia Smith
PSB CAT 3C-009-008 LCSH, Sylvia Smith
PSB CAT 3C-012-001 SCNL, Alec Harris
PSB CAT 3C-014-001 LCSH, Sylvia Smith
PSB CAT 3C-016-002 LCSH, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 3C-016-003 LCTH, Alec Harris
PSB CAT 3C-016-005 Censer Base, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 3C-016-006 LCSH, Brenda Ratini