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-096-G-064-002-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-096-G-064-002-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-096-G-064-003-FWO, Ellen Bell and Rolando Rodriguez
PVN-CAT-096-G-069-001-MANO, Pauline Ausec
PVN-CAT-096-G-072-001-MTE, Ann Tutton
PVN-CAT-096-G-075-008-CNMDL, Krista Miller and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-096-G-082-001-FWO, Ellen Bell and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-096-H-016-001-FWO, Ellen Bell and Rolando Rodriguez
PVN-CAT-096-H-016-002-FWO, Ellen Bell and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-096-H-016-003-FWO, Ellen Bell and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-096-H-017-001-MANO, Jennifer Ehret
PVN-CAT-096-H-017-002-CNMDL, Rebecca Reimbold and Rolando Rodriguez
PVN-CAT-096-H-017-004-FWO, Ellen Bell and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-096-H-018-001-FWO, Ellen Bell and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-096-H-018-002-FWO, Ellen Bell and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-096-H-018-003-FWO, Ellen Bell and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-096-H-018-004-FWO, Ellen Bell and Rolando Rodriguez
PVN-CAT-096-H-025-001-FWO, Ellen Bell and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-096-H-037-001-LCSH, Ann Tutton and Rolando Rodriguez
PVN-CAT-096-H-040-001-JWLRY, Marne Ausec and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-096-H-052-001-LCSH, Ann Tutton and Rolando Rodriguez
PVN-CAT-096-H-054-001-LCSH, Marne Ausec and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-096-H-054-002-LCSH, Marne Ausec and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-096-H-056-003-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-096-H-062-002-DNUTS, Jennifer Ehret and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-096-H-066-001-STMP, Marne Ausec and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-096-H-067-001-MTE, Ann Tutton
PVN-CAT-096-H-072-001-MTE, Ann Tutton
PVN-CAT-096-H-072-002-MANO, Ann Tutton
PVN-CAT-096-H-074-001-STMP, Marne Ausec and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-096-H-078-001-FWO, Ellen Bell and Rolando Rodriguez
PVN-CAT-096-H-087-000-WKST, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-096-H-091-003-MTE, Ann Tutton and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-096-H-096-001-FWO, Ellen Bell and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-096-H-096-001-LCTH, Ann Tutton and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-096-H-096-002-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-096-H-096-003-FWO, Ellen Bell and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-096-I-008-001-FWO, Ellen Bell and Rolando Rodriguez
PVN-CAT-096-I-013-002-CAND, Rebecca Reimbold
PVN-CAT-096-I-013-002-MANO, Pauline Ausec
PVN-CAT-096-J-013-001-MTE, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-096-K-003-002-MANO, unknown unknown
PVN-CAT-098-C-033-002-FWO, Ellen Bell and Rolando Rodriguez
PVN-CAT-098-E-075-009-FWO, Ellen Bell and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-099-C-014-000-HACHA, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-099-C-014-001-MANO, Jennifer Ehret
PVN-CAT-099-C-014-001-MANO, Jennifer Ehret
PVN-CAT-099-F-004-000-MTE, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-099-F-004-001-NWTS, Marne Ausec and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-099-G-001-002-CAND, Rebecca Reimbold
PVN-CAT-100A-001-001 WKST, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-CAT-101A-001-001 Bajareque, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-CAT-101-A-021-001-SCNL, Marne Ausec and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-101-A-021-002-SCNL, Marne Ausec and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-101-A-024-001-SCNL, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-101-A-025-001-DNUTS, Stacie King
PVN-CAT-101-A-027-001-SCNL, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-101-A-027-002-SCNL, Ellen Bell and Catherine Lomax
PVN-CAT-101-A-027-004-SCNL, Marne Ausec and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-101-A-058-001-DNUTS, Stacie King
PVN-CAT-101-A-067-001-CAND, Marne Ausec and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-101-AA-001-001-MANO, Jennifer Ehret
PVN-CAT-101-AA-001-002-MANO, Jennifer Ehret
PVN-CAT-101-AA-001-003-MANO, Jennifer Ehret
PVN-CAT-101-AA-001-004-SCNL, Marne Ausec and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-101-AA-002-001-MANO, Jennifer Ehret
PVN-CAT-101-B-002-002-PLCN, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-101-B-010-006-LCSH, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-101-B-011-001-MTE, Stacie King
PVN-CAT-101-B-014-001-FWO, Ellen Bell and Catherine Lomax
PVN-CAT-101-B-014-002-DNUTS, Stacie King
PVN-CAT-101-B-014-003-SCULP, Stacie King
PVN-CAT-101-B-015-000-SPNWHL, Stacie King
PVN-CAT-101-B-020-000-ENIGST, Lavinia True
PVN-CAT-101-B-026-001-FWO, Ellen Bell and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-101-B-039-000-LCSH, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-101-C-002-001-MTE, Bevin Etheridge
PVN-CAT-101-C-005-001-LCSH, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-101-C-005-002-SHDSK, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-101-C-006-001-MANO, Bevin Etheridge
PVN-CAT-101-C-015-001-ENIGST, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-101-C-015-001-SCNL, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-101-C-017-000-FWO, Ellen Bell and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-101-C-018-001-FWO, Ellen Bell and Catherine Lomax
PVN-CAT-101-C-021-001-PIGST, Bevin Etheridge
PVN-CAT-101-C-023-001-FWO, Catherine Lomax
PVN-CAT-101-C-029-001-ENIGST, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-101-C-031-001-MTE, Bevin Etheridge
PVN-CAT-101-C-031-003-MTE, Bevin Etheridge
PVN-CAT-101-C-032-001-MRTPST, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-101-C-036-000-FWO, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-101-C-039-001-CAND, Marne Ausec and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-101-C-039-002-MANO, Bevin Etheridge
PVN-CAT-101-C-039-003-SCULP, Stacie King
PVN-CAT-101-C-045-002-FWO, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-101-C-051-001-HACHA, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-101-C-051-003-SCNL, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-101-C-051-004-SCNL, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-101-C-059-001-FWO, Ellen Bell and Catherine Lomax
PVN-CAT-101-C-063-001-ENIGST, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas