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 11D-029-003 LCSH, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 11D-029-005 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 11D-031-001 PLCN, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 11D-033-001 CNLP, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 11D-034-001 LCSH, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 11D-036-001 BONE AWL, Julie Miller
PVN CAT 11D-038-001 BDS, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 11D-039-002 FWO, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 11D-039-003 CNLP, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 11D-040-001 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 11D-040-001 MTE, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN CAT 11D-040-001 MTE 02, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 11D-041-001 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 11D-042-001 CAND, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 11D-043-001 CAND, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 11D-043-001 HACHA, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 11D-044-001 BDS, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 11D-044-002 MANO, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 11D-047-001 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 11D-050-003 BDS, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 11D-051-001 FWO, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 11D-055-001 CAND, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 11D-057-020 FWO, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 11D-058-001 CNLP Modeled, Patricia Urban
PVN CAT 11D-059-001 BDS, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 11D-059-001 STMP, Julie Miller and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 11D-059-002 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 11D-059-003 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 11D-059-003 SCNL 02, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 11D-060-001 MTE, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN CAT 11D-061-001 CAND, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 11D-062-001 STMP, Julie Miller and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 11D-062-002 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 11D-062-003 CAND, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 11D-062-004 PLCN, Marne Ausec
PVN CAT 11D-062-005 SCNL, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 11D-062-006 CAND, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 11D-062-007 PLCN, Marne Ausec
PVN CAT 11D-062-008 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 11D-062-009 SCLN, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 11D-062 MTE, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN CAT 11D-064-002 SCLN, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 11D-065-001 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 11D-067-002 FWO, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 11D-067-003 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 11D-070-001 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 11D-070-001 SCNL_001, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 11D-071-001 FWO, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 11D-071-002 PEND, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 11D-071 MTE, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN CAT 11D-072-001 FWO, Patricia Urban
PVN CAT 11D-074-001 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 11D-074-002 FWO, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 11D-074-003 CAND, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 11D-077-001 CAND, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 11D-077-002 CAND, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 11D-077-003 CAND, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 11D-077-004 CAND, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 11D-077-006 CAND, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 11D-077-007 BDS, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 11D-077-008 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 11D-077-009 CAND, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 11D-079-001 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 11D-080 MTE, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN CAT 11D-083-001 LCSH, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 11D-084-001 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 11D-086 SCNL, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 11D-087-001 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 11D-087-002 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 11D-088-001 PEND, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 11D-088 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 11D-089-001 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 11D-092-001 FWO, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 11D-093-001 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 11D-097-001 CAND, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 11D-097-001 CNLP, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 11D-099-001 SHDSK Pierced, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 11D-101-002 CAND, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 11D-105-001 CNLP, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 11D-106-001 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 11D-106-002 MTE, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 11D-106-007 CNLP, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 11D-106 MTE, unknown unknown
PVN CAT 11D-106 MTE_001, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 11D-107-001 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 11D-31-006 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 11E-001-001 PLCN, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 11E-003-001 EFLR, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 11E-003-001 PEND, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 11E-003-002 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 11E-003-003 SCNL, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 11E-005-001 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 11E-005-002 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 11E-007-001 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 11E-007-003 FWO, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 11E-008 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 11E-009-001 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 11E-012-001 CAND, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 11E-012-001 FWO, Marne Ausec
PVN CAT 11E-012-001 FWO_001, Quique Posas