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
PVC Op 174 Ceramic Analyses, Edward Schortman
PVC Op 177 Ceramic Analyses, Patricia Urban and Edward Schortman
PVC Op 178 Ceramic Analyses, Patricia Urban and Edward Schortman
PVC Op 187 Ceramic Analyses, Patricia Urban and Edward Schortman
PVC Op 193 Ceramic Analyses, Patricia Urban
PVC Op 194 Ceramic Analyses, Edward Schortman
PVC Op 195 Ceramic Analyses, Patricia Urban
PVC Op 196 Ceramic Analyses, Patricia Urban and Edward Schortman
PVC Op 53 and 54 Ceramic Analyses Test Pits, Patricia Urban and Edward Schortman
PVN Ceramic Analyses, Op 11A-H, Patricia Urban, Marne Ausec, and Edward Schortman
PVN Ceramic Analyses, Op 12, Patricia Urban, Marne Ausec, and Edward Schortman
PVN Ceramic Analyses Op 14, Patricia Urban, Marne Ausec, and Edward Schortman
PVN Ceramic Analyses Op 15, Patricia Urban, Marne Ausec, and Edward Schortman
PVN Ceramic Analyses Op 16, Patricia Urban, Marne Ausec, and Edward Schortman
PVN Ceramic Analyses Op 18, Patricia Urban, Marne Ausec, and Edward Schortman
PVN Ceramic Analyses Op 19, Patricia Urban, Marne Ausec, and Edward Schortman
PVN Ceramic Analyses Op 20, Marne Ausec, Edward Schortman, and Patricia Urban
PVN, Ceramic Analyses, Op 9B, 10A, L, U, V, Patricia Urban
PVN Ceramic Analyses Sheets Op 21, Patricia Urban
PVN-CER-AN-410-B-001, Matthew Turek and Patricia Urban
PVN-CER-AN-410-B-003, Matthew Turek and Patricia Urban
PVN-CER-AN-410-B-014, Matthew Turek and Patricia Urban
PVN-CER-AN-410-B-023, Matthew Turek and Marne Ausec
PVN-CER-AN-410-B-026, Marne Ausec and Matthew Turek
PVN-CER-AN-410-B-027, Patricia Urban and Matthew Turek
PVN-CER-AN-410-C-004, Matthew Turek and Patricia Urban
PVN-CER-AN-410-C-009, Matthew Turek and Marne Ausec
PVN-CER-AN-410-C-019, Marne Ausec and Matthew Turek
PVN-CER-AN-410-C-020, Marne Ausec and Matthew Turek
PVN-CER-AN-410-C-026, Marne Ausec and Matthew Turek
PVN-CER-AN-410-C-027, Patricia Urban and Matthew Turek
PVN-CER-AN-410-C-031, Marne Ausec and Matthew Turek
PVN-CER-AN-410-C-038, Marne Ausec and Matthew Turek
PVN-CER-AN-410-D-010, Matthew Turek and Patricia Urban
PVN-CER-AN-410-D-015, Patricia Urban and Matthew Turek
PVN-CER-AN-410-D-027, Marne Ausec and Matthew Turek
PVN-CER-AN-410-E-001, Marne Ausec and Matthew Turek
PVN-CER-AN-410-E-002, Marne Ausec and Matthew Turek
PVN-CER-AN-410-E-003, Marne Ausec and Matthew Turek
PVN-CER-AN-410-E-005, Marne Ausec and Matthew Turek
PVN-CER-AN-410-E-006, Marne Ausec and Matthew Turek
PVN-CER-AN-410-E-009, Marne Ausec and Matthew Turek
PVN-CER-AN-410-E-021, Marne Ausec and Matthew Turek
PVN-CER-AN-410-F-001, Marne Ausec and Matthew Turek
PVN-CER-AN-410-F-002, Marne Ausec and Matthew Turek
PVN-CER-AN-410-F-003, Marne Ausec and Matthew Turek
PVN-CER-AN-410-F-005, Marne Ausec and Matthew Turek
PVN-CER-AN-410-F-008, Marne Ausec and Matthew Turek
PVN-CER-AN-410-F-017, Patricia Urban and Matthew Turek
PVN-CER-AN-410-G-001, Marne Ausec and Matthew Turek
PVN-CER-AN-410-G-002, Marne Ausec and Matthew Turek
PVN-CER-AN-410-G-014, Patricia Urban and Matthew Turek
PVN-CER-AN-410-H-001, Marne Ausec and Matthew Turek
PVN-CER-AN-410-H-003, Marne Ausec and Matthew Turek
PVN-CER-AN-410-H-004, Marne Ausec and Matthew Turek
PVN-CER-AN-410-H-015, Marne Ausec and Matthew Turek
PVN-CER-AN-410-H-022, Marne Ausec
PVN-CER-AN-410-H-023, Marne Ausec and Matthew Turek
PVN-CER-AN-410-H-036, Marne Ausec and Matthew Turek
PVN-CER-AN-410-I-015, Marne Ausec and Matthew Turek
PVN-CER-AN-410-I-016, Marne Ausec and Matthew Turek
PVN-CER-AN-410-I-017, Patricia Urban and Matthew Turek
PVN-CER-AN-410-I-019, Patricia Urban and Matthew Turek
PVN-CER-AN-410-I-029, Marne Ausec and Matthew Turek
PVN-CER-AN-411-B-002, Marne Ausec and Mary Morrison
PVN-CER-AN-411-B-003, Marne Ausec and Mary Morrison
PVN-CER-AN-411-B-049, Marne Ausec and Mary Morrison
PVN-CER-AN-411-B-056, Marne Ausec and Mary Morrison
PVN-CER-AN-411-B-066, Marne Ausec and Mary Morrison
PVN-CER-AN-411-B-067, Marne Ausec and Mary Morrison
PVN-CER-AN-411-B-080, Marne Ausec and Mary Morrison
PVN-CER-AN-411-B-083, Marne Ausec and Mary Morrison
PVN-CER-AN-411-B-087, Marne Ausec and Mary Morrison
PVN-CER-AN-411-B-090, Marne Ausec and Mary Morrison
PVN-CER-AN-411-B-098, Marne Ausec and Mary Morrison
PVN-CER-AN-411-C-021, Marne Ausec and Michael Kneppler
PVN-CER-AN-411-C-028, Marne Ausec and Michael Kneppler
PVN-CER-AN-411-C-032, Marne Ausec and Michael Kneppler
PVN-CER-AN-411-C-038, Marne Ausec and Michael Kneppler
PVN-CER-AN-411-C-038, Marne Ausec and Michael Kneppler
PVN-CER-AN-411-C-055, Marne Ausec and Michael Kneppler
PVN-CER-AN-411-C-056, Marne Ausec and Michael Kneppler
PVN-CER-AN-411-C-057, Marne Ausec and Michael Kneppler
PVN-CER-AN-411-C-062, Marne Ausec and Michael Kneppler
PVN-CER-AN-411-C-064, Patricia Urban and Michael Kneppler
PVN-CER-AN-411-D-007, Marne Ausec and Kai Delvendahl
PVN-CER-AN-411-D-021, Marne Ausec and Kai Delvendahl
PVN-CER-AN-411-D-024, Marne Ausec and Kai Delvendahl
PVN-CER-AN-411-D-026, Marne Ausec and Kai Delvendahl
PVN-CER-AN-411-D-028, Patricia Urban and Kai Delvendahl
PVN-CER-AN-411-D-029, Patricia Urban and Kai Delvendahl
PVN-CER-AN-411-D-031, Marne Ausec and Kai Delvendahl
PVN-CER-AN-411-D-032, Marne Ausec and Kai Delvendahl
PVN-CER-AN-411-D-049, Marne Ausec and Kai Delvendahl
PVN-CER-AN-411-E-003, Marne Ausec and Mary Morrison
PVN-CER-AN-411-E-004, Marne Ausec and Mary Morrison
PVN-CER-AN-411-E-006, Marne Ausec and Mary Morrison
PVN-CER-AN-411-E-008, Marne Ausec and Mary Morrison
PVN-CER-AN-411-E-010, Marne Ausec and Mary Morrison
PVN-CER-AN-411-E-011, Marne Ausec and Mary Morrison