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.

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PVN CAT 11E-037-001 SCNL, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-037-004 FWO, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-038-001 CAND, Gary Barnes

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PVN CAT 11E-042-001 SCNL, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-043-001 Tooth, Julie Miller

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PVN CAT 11E-045-001 CNLP, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-045-002 CNLP, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-048-001 BONE carved, Julie Miller

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PVN CAT 11E-048-001 CAND, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-048-001 SCNL, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-048-001 STMP, Julie Miller and Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-048-0021 SCNL, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-048-002 PLCN, Patricia Urban

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PVN CAT 11E-048-003 LCSH, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-048-004 LCTH, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-048-006 SCNL, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-048-007 SCNL, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-048-008 SCNL, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-048-009 SCNL, unknown unknown

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PVN CAT 11E-048-011 LCSH, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-048-013 FWO, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-048-014 SCNL, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-049-001 SCNL, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-001 LCSH, Patricia Urban

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PVN CAT 11E-050-002 PLCN, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-003 FWO, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-004 FWO, marne Ausec and Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-006 FWO, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-007 FWO, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-009 FWO, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-010 FWO, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-011 FWO, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-013 FWO, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-014 FWO, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-015 FWO, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-016 FWO, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-017 FWO, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-018 FWO, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-019 FWO, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-020 FWO, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-021 FWO, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-022 FWO, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-024 FWO, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-025 FWO, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-026 FWO, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-027 FWO, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-028 FWO, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-029 FWO, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-030 FWO, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-031 FWO, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-032 FWO, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-033 FWO, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-034 FWO, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-035 FWO, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-036 FWO, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-037 FWO, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-038 FWO, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-039 FWO, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-040 FWO, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-041 FWO, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-042 FWO, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-043 FWO, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-044 FWO, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-045 FWO, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-045 FWO 02, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-047 FWO, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-048 FWO, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-049 FWO, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-050 FWO, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-051 CNMDL, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-051 FWO, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-052 BRKBTR, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-053 MTE, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-054 CAND, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-055 CAND, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-056 CAND, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-058 PLCN, Marne Ausec

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PVN CAT 11E-050-059 CNLP, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-060 CNLP, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-061 CNLP, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-061 CNLP 02, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-063 CNLP, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-064 CNLP, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-065 CNLP, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-066 CNLP, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-067 CNLP, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-068 CNLP, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-071 LCSH, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-072 LCTH, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-073 LCSH, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-074 LCSH, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-074 Unscored Censer Lid, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-075 LCSH, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-077 Unscored Censer Lid, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-078 Unscored Censer Lid, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-078 Unscored Censer Lid_001, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-080 Unscored Censer Lid, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-082 PLCN, Quique Posas and Marne Ausec

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PVN CAT 11E-050-084 PLCN, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-086 PLCN, Quique Posas