History of Research
The Four Valleys Archive consists of all paper, photographic, and digital records resulting from archaeological investigations conducted from 1983-2013 across 180km2 (ca. 70 miles2) within four 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 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 941 sites recorded on survey along with the results of excavations at 180 settlements and the analysis of over one million artifacts.
Types of Data
| Analysis Sheets | Catalog Sheets | Drawings |
| Excavation Reports | Field Notes | Lot Cards |
| Photographs | Readouts | Season Reports |
| Survey Reports | Theses |
See our guide for more ways to navigate the collection.
Scholarship
| Posters |
Analysis Sheets
PVN-LITH-AN-411, Edward Schortman
PVN-LITH-AN-418, Edward Schortman
Articles
Is It Hot Enough Yet? Reconstructing Firing Temperatures for Prehistoric Honduran Ceramics Through Re-Firing Experiments, Caroline Del Giudice, Patricia Urban, and Edward Schortman
Artifacts
PVN-CAT-423-B-045-002-LCTH, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-423-V-049-003-LCSH, Patricia Urban
Catalog Sheets
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 41C-Str 209-Section, Leigh Anne Ellison
PVN-CAT-001-A-002-001-SCNL, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-003-A-005-001-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-003-X-020-002-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-004-A-013-001-LCTH, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-004-A-016-001-SCNL, Benjamin Carter
PVN-CAT-004-A-016-002-SCNL, Benjamin Carter
PVN-CAT-004-A-016-003-SCNL, Benjamin Carter
PVN-CAT-004-A-016-004-CNCMPB, Anonymous
PVN-CAT-004-A-016-005-FWO, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-010-A-031-001-BRKBTR, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-010-A-100-001-PLCN, Christian Wells
PVN-CAT-010-A-100-002-PLCN, Jennifer Wendt
PVN-CAT-010-A-100-003A-CNLP, Rolando Rodriguez
PVN-CAT-010-A-100-003B-CNLP, John Douglass
PVN-CAT-010-A-100-004A-CNLP, Rolando Rodriguez
PVN-CAT-010-A-100-004B-CNLP, John Douglass
PVN-CAT-010-A-100-007-LCSH, Briana Beacom
PVN-CAT-010-I-003-002-CAND, Louise Michaud
PVN-CAT-010-I-034-003-SCNL, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-010-I-037-001-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-010-K-022-000-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-010-L-008-001-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-010-P-024-001-GSMTE, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-010-U-011-001-LCSH, Neil Ross
PVN-CAT-011-A-003-001-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-011-A-077-001-SCNL, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-011-A-077-002-SCNL, Susan Buchmueller
PVN-CAT-011-A-077-003-SCNL, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-011-A-078-001-FWO, Neil Ross
PVN-CAT-011-B-002-001-FWO, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-011-B-054-007-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-011-C-002-001-CAND, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-011-C-035-000-FWO, Neil Ross
PVN-CAT-011-C-035-001-SCNL, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-011-C-035-002-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-011-C-035-003-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-011-C-040-001-CNMDL, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-011-D-003-001-LC, Ann Tutton
PVN-CAT-011-D-007-001-LCSH, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-011-D-007-002-LCN, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-011-D-007-002-LCSH, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-011-D-011-001-LCSH, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-011-D-012-001A-FWO, Lisa Collins
PVN-CAT-011-D-012-001B-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-011-D-013-001-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-011-D-019-001-CNMDL, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-011-D-020-002-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-011-D-021-001A-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-011-D-021-001B-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-011-D-027-001-FWO, John Douglass
PVN-CAT-011-D-040-000-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-011-D-040-000-SHDSK, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-011-D-040-001-LCSH, Neil Ross
PVN-CAT-011-D-044-000-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-011-D-049-000-LCSH, John Douglass
PVN-CAT-011-D-049-000-PLCN, John Douglass
PVN-CAT-011-D-051-002-CNMDL, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-011-D-057-007-FWO, Lisa Collins
PVN-CAT-011-D-059-001-SCNL, Victoria Clark
PVN-CAT-011-D-059-004-SCNL, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-011-D-059-006-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-011-D-069-001-FWO, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-011-D-070-001-SCNL, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-011-D-073-001-SCNL, John Douglass
PVN-CAT-011-D-074-004-LCSH, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-011-D-074-005-SCNL, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-011-D-075-005-LCSH, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-011-D-077-001-LCSH, Neil Ross
PVN-CAT-011-D-077-002-LCSH, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-011-D-077-002-SCNL, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-011-D-077-003-LCSH, Neil Ross
PVN-CAT-011-D-093-001-LCSH, Neil Ross
PVN-CAT-011-D-093-002-LCSH, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-011-D-093-003-CAND, Neil Ross
PVN-CAT-011-D-093-004-LCSH, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-011-D-099-002-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-011-E-005-000-JWLRY, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-011-E-005-000-PEND, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-011-E-007-001-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-011-E-010-002-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-011-E-030-000-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-011-E-050-001-LC, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-011-E-062-001-SHDSK, Ann Tutton
PVN-CAT-011-E-062-002-LCSH, Ann Tutton
PVN-CAT-011-E-062-002-SCNL, Ann Tutton
PVN-CAT-011-E-066-001-CNLP, Neil Ross
PVN-CAT-011-E-066-002-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-011-E-078-001-SCNL, Susan Buchmueller
PVN-CAT-011-E-078-002-LCTH, John Douglass
PVN-CAT-011-E-078-003-LCTH, John Douglass
PVN-CAT-011-E-079-001B-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-011-E-079-003-SCNL, Susan Buchmueller
PVN-CAT-011-G-023-001-FWO, John Douglass
PVN-CAT-011-O-040-002BCD-LCSH, Rebecca Reimbold
