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-043-I-016-010-SCNL, Amy McCoy
PVN-CAT-043-I-016-011-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-043-I-017-001-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-043-I-017-002-SCNL, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-043-I-017-003-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-043-I-017-004-SCNL, Virginia Chagnon
PVN-CAT-043-I-017-005-SCNL, Virginia Chagnon
PVN-CAT-043-I-017-006-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-043-I-017-007-LCSH, John Douglass
PVN-CAT-043-I-017-008-CNCMPB, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-043-I-018-001-SCNL, Miranda Stockett
PVN-CAT-043-I-018-002-SCNL, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-043-I-018-003-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-043-I-018-004-CAND, Beverly Shade
PVN-CAT-043-I-021-006-LCSH, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-043-I-022-001-SCNL, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-043-I-023-001-MTE, Benjamin Carter
PVN-CAT-043-I-023-002-MTE, unknown unknown
PVN-CAT-043-I-024-001-SCNL, Amy McCoy
PVN-CAT-043-I-025-001-SCNL, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-043-I-025-002-SCNL, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-043-I-031-001-CAND, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-043-I-032-001-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-043-I-034-001-SCNL, Amy McCoy
PVN-CAT-043-I-035-002-SCNL, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-043-I-036-001-CNLP, Johanna B
PVN-CAT-043-I-036-001-SCNL, Amy McCoy
PVN-CAT-043-I-036-002-CNCMPS, Benjamin Carter
PVN-CAT-043-I-036-003-CNCMPS, Benjamin Carter
PVN-CAT-043-I-036-004-CNCMPS, Benjamin Carter
PVN-CAT-043-I-036-005-SCNL, Benjamin Carter
PVN-CAT-043-I-036-006-CNCMPS, Benjamin Carter
PVN-CAT-043-I-037-005-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-043-I-038-001-SCNL, Julie Solometo
PVN-CAT-043-I-039-001-SCNL, Johanna Bell
PVN-CAT-043-I-046-000A-FWO, unknown unknown
PVN-CAT-043-I-046-000B-FWO, unknown unknown
PVN-CAT-043-I-049-001-USHD, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-043-I-049-002-CNCMPS, Benjamin Carter
PVN-CAT-043-I-049-003-CNLP, Benjamin Carter
PVN-CAT-043-I-051-001-SCNL, Julie Solometo
PVN-CAT-043-J-001-001-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-043-J-003-001-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-043-J-003-002-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-043-J-009-001-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-043-J-012-000-LCSH, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-CAT-043-J-012-000-SHDSK, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-CAT-043-J-012-001-MTE, unknown unknown
PVN-CAT-043-J-014-006-SHDSK, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-043-J-016-001-SCNL, Amy McCoy
PVN-CAT-043-J-017-001-MTE, unknown unknown
PVN-CAT-043-J-018-001-WKDS, Marne Ausec and Benjamin Carter
PVN-CAT-043-J-018-002-WKDS, Marne Ausec and Benjamin Carter
PVN-CAT-043-J-026-001-SCNL, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-043-J-026-002-LCSH, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-043-J-026-003-SHDSK, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-043-J-026-005-SHDSK, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-043-J-026-006-SHDSK, unknown unknown
PVN-CAT-043-J-026-007-SHDSK, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-043-J-028-001-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-043-J-029-002-USHD, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-043-J-034-001-SHDSK, Benjamin Carter
PVN-CAT-043-J-034-002-CNCMPS, Benjamin Carter
PVN-CAT-043-J-035-001-SCNL, Benjamin Carter
PVN-CAT-043-J-036-001-CNLP, Johanna Bell
PVN-CAT-043-J-036-002-SCNL, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-043-J-036-003-SCNL, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-043-J-037-001-LCSH, Julie Solometo
PVN-CAT-043-J-037-002-LCSH, Julie Solometo
PVN-CAT-043-J-037-003-LCSH, Julie Solometo
PVN-CAT-043-J-037-004-LCSH, Julie Solometo
PVN-CAT-043-J-038-001-FWO, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-CAT-043-J-039-001-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-043-J-040-001-LCSH, Julie Solometo
PVN-CAT-043-J-040-002-CNCMPS, Benjamin Carter
PVN-CAT-043-J-049-001-CNCMPS, Benjamin Carter
PVN-CAT-043-K-001-001-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-043-K-002-002-CAND, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-043-K-003-001-CLYBAL, unknown unknown
PVN-CAT-043-K-003-001-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-043-K-003-003-STMP, Marne Ausec and Heather Osborn
PVN-CAT-043-K-003-004-SCNL, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-043-K-003-005-LCSH, Marne a
PVN-CAT-043-K-003-006-LCSH, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-043-K-004-001-FWO, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-043-K-004-002-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-043-K-004-003-ENIGST, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-043-K-004-015-LCSH, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-043-K-005-001-LCSH, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-043-K-005-002-LCSH, Bryan Robbins
PVN-CAT-043-K-006-001-JWLRY, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-043-K-006-001-PEND, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-043-K-006-002-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-043-K-007-001-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-043-K-007-002-FWO, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-043-K-007-003-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-043-K-007-004A-FWO, unknown unknown
PVN-CAT-043-K-007-004B-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-043-K-007-005-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-043-K-007-006-FWO, Ellen Bell