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-113C-013-001 CNLP, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-113D-000-000 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-113D-002-001 FWO, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-113D-005-001 FWO, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-113D-006-001 02 MTE, unknown unknown
PVN-CAT-113D-006-001 MTE, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-113D-006-001 SCNL, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-113D-008-001 FWO, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-113D-011-001 CAND, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-113E-003-001 FWO, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-113E-004-001 CAND, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-113E-005-001 SCNL, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-113E-005-002 MANO, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-CAT-113E-006-000 MTE, unknown unknown
PVN-CAT-113E-007-000 MTE, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-CAT-113E-008-001 MTE, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-CAT-113E-009-001a and b MLDFWO, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-113-E-009-010-MLDFWO, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-113E-010-001 CNCMPB, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-113-E-012-002-MANO, Pauline Ausec
PVN-CAT-113F-003-001 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-113F-005-001 SCNL, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-113F-005-002 02 SCNL, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-113F-007-001 MTE, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-CAT-113F-010-000 FWO, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-113F-013-000 CNMDL, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-113F-016-001 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-113F-019-001 02 FWO, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-113F-019-001b FWO, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-113F-019-001 FWO, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-113G-002-001 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-113G-004-000 FWO, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-113G-004-001 FWO, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-113G-004-002 Mold-Impressed Bowl, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-113G-007-000 MTE, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-CAT-113G-009-001 SCNL, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-113H-004-001 LCSH, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-113H-004-001 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-113H-004-002 PLCN, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-114A-001-001 MTE, unknown unknown
PVN-CAT-115A-001-001 EFLR, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-116A-010-001 MTE, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-CAT-116A-010-002 MTE, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-CAT-116A-011-001 SCLN, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-CAT-116L-010-000 MTE, unknown unknown
PVN-CAT-116L-013-001 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-116L-015-001 02 FWO, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-116L-018-000 MTE, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-CAT-116M-000-000 FWO, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-116M-010-000 MANO, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN CAT 116N-002-002 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-116N-008-001 CAND, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-116N-011-000 MTE, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-CAT-116N-013-001 BDS, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-116N-016-000 SCNL, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-116N-017-001 FWO, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-116N-018-000 Adorno, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-116N-019-001 Censer Body, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-116N-019-003 SCNL, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-116N-019-005 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-116N-022-000 LCSH, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-116N-022-001a FWO, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-116N-022-001 FWO, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-116N-022-002 SCNL, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-116N-022-004 Unscored Censer Lid, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-116N-022-005 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-116O-003-001 SCNL, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-116O-006-001 FWO, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-116O-007-001 BDS, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-116O-009-001 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-116O-009-003 CNMDL, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-116O-011-001 02 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-116O-011-001 FWO, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-116O-011-001 PEND, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-116O-011-001 SCNL, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-116O-012-001 CAND, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-116O-013-002 FWO, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-116O-014-000 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-116O-014-001 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-116O-014-003 LCSH, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-116O-014-004 SCNL, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-116O-014-006 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-116O-014-007 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-116O-014-008 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-116P-010-001 CAND, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-116P-014-001 MANO, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-CAT-116P-014-002 MANO, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-CAT-116P-016-002 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-116P-016-003 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-116P-016-004 STMP, Julie Miller and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-116P-016-005 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-116P-016-006 CNMDL, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-116P-14-003 MANO, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN CAT 11A-001-002 PLCN, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 11A-003-019 PLCN, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 11A-004-003 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 11A-005-001 MTE, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN CAT 11A-005-001 MTE 03, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 11A-006-002 CAND, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 11A-080 MTE, unknown unknown