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 11H-020-002 LCSH 02, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 11H-020-003 LCSH, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 11H-020-004 LCSH, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 11H-020-005 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 11H-020-006 CAND, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 11H-020-008 LCSH, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 11H-020-009 LCSH, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 11H-020-010 LCSH, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 11H-020-011 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 11H-021-001 CAND, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 11H-021-001 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 11H-021-002 STMP, Julie Miller
PVN CAT 11H-022-001 CAND, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 11H-022-002 CAND, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 11H-022-003 STMP, Julie Miller and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 11H-023-001 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 11H-026-001 CNLP, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 11H-027-001 FWO, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-120-AA-020-004-PEND, Marne Ausec and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-120-AB-011-001-FWO, Ellen Bell and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-120-AC-002-001-FWO, Ellen Bell and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-120-AC-071-001-FWO, Ellen Bell and Rolando Rodriguez
PVN-CAT-120-AD-009-001-FWO, Ellen Bell and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-120-AD-046-009-STMP, Marne Ausec and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-120-AE-002-005-FWO, Ellen Bell and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-120-AE-002-007-STMP, Marne Ausec and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-120-AE-004-001-FWO, Ellen Bell and Rolando Rodriguez
PVN-CAT-120-AE-006-001-CAND, Sylvia Smith
PVN-CAT-120-AE-008-000-FWO, Ellen Bell and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-120-AE-013-003-FWO, Ellen Bell and Rolando Rodriguez
PVN-CAT-120-AE-041-003-FWO, Ellen Bell and Rolando Rodriguez
PVN-CAT-120-AE-050-001-FWO, Ellen Bell and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-120-AG-005-001-CNMDL, Krista Miller and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-120-AG-005-002-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-120-AG-016-000-FWO, Ellen Bell and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-120-AG-040-000-FWO, Ellen Bell and Rolando Rodriguez
PVN-CAT-120-AG-046-001-MTE, Krista Miller
PVN-CAT-120-AG-046-001-STMP, Marne Ausec and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-120-AG-063-002-MTE, Jennifer Ehret
PVN-CAT-120-AG-063-003-LCSH, Ann Tutton and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-120-AH-007-001-MTE, Jennifer Ehret
PVN-CAT-120-AH-033-001-FWO, Ellen Bell and Rolando Rodriguez
PVN-CAT-120-AH-036-001-PEND, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-120-AI-005-001-FWO, Ellen Bell and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-120-AI-031-001-MTE, Sharon DiSipio
PVN-CAT-120-AJ-013-000-MTE, Jennifer Ehret
PVN-CAT-120-AJ-022-002-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-120-AJ-043-001-MTE, Pauline Ausec
PVN-CAT-120-AJ-053-003-FWO, Ellen Bell and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-120-AJ-054-001-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-120-AK-011-001-CAND, Rebecca Reimbold and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-120-AK-037-001-MLDFWO, Ellen Bell and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-120-AK-042-001-FWO, Ellen Bell and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-120-AM-004-001-FWO, Ellen Bell and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-120-AM-012-000A-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-120-AM-012-000B-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-120-AM-012-001-PLCN, Rebecca Reimbold
PVN-CAT-120-AM-016-000-EFLR, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-120-AM-030-000-FWO, Ellen Bell and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-120-AM-031-001-FWO, Ellen Bell and Rolando Rodriguez
PVN-CAT-120-AM-033-000-HACHA, Jennifer Ehret
PVN-CAT-120-AM-036-001-STMP, Marne Ausec and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-120-AM-036-002-DNUTS, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-120-AM-043-001-WKST, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-120-AM-083-001-FWO, Ellen Bell and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-120B-001-001 SCNL, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-CAT-120D-001-001 ENIG, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-CAT-120E-004-002-CNMDL, Krista Miller and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-120F-002-001 Censer Body, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-CAT-120F-002-002 FWO, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-120F-003-001 FWO, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-120F-004-001a SCNL, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-CAT-120F-004-001 FWO, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-120F-005-001 FWO, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-120F-005-003 PLCN, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-120F-005 and -006 FWO, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-120F-006-001 FWO, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-120F-006-002 MTE, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-CAT-120F-006-004 Sherd, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-120F-007-002 Sherd, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-120F-007-004 Adorno, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-120F-007-005 CAND, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-120F-008-001 FWO, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-120H-001-001 FWO, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-120H-003-001 CNCMP, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-CAT-120H-004-001 SCNL, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-CAT-120H-004-002 FWO, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-CAT-120H-004-003 FWO, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-120I-001-001 SCNL, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-121A-001-001 SCNL, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-CAT-123A-000-000 MTE, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-CAT-123A-011-001 SCNL, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-CAT-123A-012-001 STMP, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-CAT-123A-015-001 PEND, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-CAT-123A-015-002 FWO, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-CAT-123A-019-001 SCNL, Edward Mark Schortman and Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-123A-021-001 CNLP, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-CAT-123A-022-001 MTE, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-CAT-123AA-007-005 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-123-AA-010-003-FWO, Ellen Bell