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-050-087 PLCN, Quique po

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PVN CAT 11E-050-088 PLCN, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-089 PLCN, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-090 PLCN, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-091 PLCN, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-092 PLCN, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-093 PLCN, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-094 PLCN, Marne Ausec

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PVN CAT 11E-050-095 PLCN, Marne Ausec

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PVN CAT 11E-050-096 PLCN, Marne Ausec

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PVN CAT 11E-050-097 PLCN, Quique Posas and Marne Ausec

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PVN CAT 11E-050-099 LCSH, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-100 SCNL, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-101 SCNL, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-102 SCNL, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-103 SCNL, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-104 SCNL, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-105 SCNL, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-106 SCNL, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-107 SCNL, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-108 SCNL, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-110 SCNL, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-111 SCNL, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-112 SCNL, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-113 SCNL, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-114 SCNL, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-115 SCNL, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-116 SCNL, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-117 SCNL, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-118 SCNL, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-119 SCNL, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-120 SCNL, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-121 SCNL, Patricia Urban and Edward Mark Schortman

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PVN CAT 11E-050-122 SCNL, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-123 SCNL, Richard Goebbel and Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-124 SCNL, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-125 SCNL, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-126 SCNL, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-127 SCNL, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-128 SCNL, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-129 SCNL, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-130 SCNL, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-131 SCNL, Patricia Urban

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PVN CAT 11E-050-133 SCNL, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-134 SCNL, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-135 FWO, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-136 SCNL, Richard Goebbel and Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-138 FWO, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-138 SCNL, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-139 PLCN, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-140 PLCN, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-141 LCSH, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-144 FWO, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-145 SCLN, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-706 LCSH, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-816 PLCN, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-050-836 PLCN, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-052-001 SCLN, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-052-002 Unscored Censere Lid, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-052-003 Unscored Censer Lid, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-052-005 SCNL, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-055-001 FWO, Marne Ausec and Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-056-001 LCSH, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-057-001 Unscored Censer Lid, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-057-002 Unscored Censer Lid, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-057-003 Unscored Censer Lid, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-057-004 SCNL, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-057-006 LCSH, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-057-007 LCSH, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-057-008 LCSH, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-059-002 CAND, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-062 FWO, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-062 SCNL, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-063-001 LCSH, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-068-001 CNLP, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-072-001 MTE, unknown unknown

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PVN CAT 11E-075-001 FWO, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-075-003 FWO, Patricia Urban

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PVN CAT 11E-075-004 SCLN, Patricia Urban

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PVN CAT 11E-076 MTE, Edward schortman

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PVN CAT 11E-077-001 STMP, Julie Miller and Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-077-002 FWO, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-077-004 CNLP, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-078-001 CAND, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-078-002 FWO, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-078-002 Unscored Censer Lid, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-078-004 FWO, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-078-006 SCNL, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-078-007 SCNL, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-078-008 FWO, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-078-009 LCSH, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-078-010 PLCN, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-079-001 SCNL, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-079-002 CAND, Patricia Urban

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PVN CAT 11E-080-001 CNMDL, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-080-001 LCSH, Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-080-002 STMP, Julie Miller and Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-080-003 PLCN, Patricia Urban

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PVN CAT 11E-080-008 CAND, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas

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PVN CAT 11E-083-002 CAND, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas