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-123-AA-014-000-SCNL, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-123-AA-014-001-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-123AA-017-001 CNLP, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-123AA-017-002 CNLP, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-123AA-017-003 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-123AA-017-004 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-123AA-017-006 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-123AA-017-007 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-123AA-017-008 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-123AA-017-009 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-123AA-017-010 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-123AA-017-011 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-123AA-017-012 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-123AA-017-013 SCNL, Julie Miller
PVN-CAT-123AA-017-014 Censer Lids, Julie Miller
PVN-CAT-123AA-017-015 LCSH, Julie Miller
PVN-CAT-123-AB-035-001-JWLRY, Marne Ausec and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-123-AB-038-001-FWO, Ellen Bell and Rolando Rodriguez
PVN-CAT-123-AC-006-001-MTE, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-123-AC-016-001-FWO, Ellen Bell and Rolando Rodriguez
PVN-CAT-123-AC-033-001-PEND, Marne Ausec and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-123-AC-036-000-SHDSK, Marne Ausec and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-123-AC-037-001-CNMDL, Marne Ausec and Rolando Rodriguez
PVN-CAT-123-AD-046-001-MTE, Jennifer Ehret
PVN-CAT-123-AE-003-001-EFLR, Marne Ausec and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-123-AE-007-000-BONE, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-123-AE-019-000ABC-CNMDL, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-123-AF-003-001-MTE, Ann Tutton
PVN-CAT-123-AF-010-001-FWO, Ellen Bell and Rolando Rodriguez
PVN-CAT-123-AF-013-000-SHDSK, Marne Ausec and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-123-AG-007-001-MTE, Krista Miller
PVN-CAT-123-AH-010-001-FWO, Ellen Bell and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-123-AH-075-003-MLDFWO, Ellen Bell and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-123-AI-004-001-CNMDL, Rebecca Reimbold and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-123-AI-017-001-CAND, Sylvia Smith
PVN-CAT-123-AI-017-002-CAND, Sylvia Smith
PVN-CAT-123-AI-026-002-LCSH, Ann Tutton and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-123-AI-035-001-CNMDL, Rebecca Reimbold
PVN-CAT-123-AI-035-001-CNMDL, Rebecca Reimbold
PVN-CAT-123-AI-040-001-CNMDL, Marne Ausec and Rolando Rodriguez
PVN-CAT-123-AJ-001-000-CAND, Rebecca Reimbold and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-123-AJ-001-001-SCNL, Ellen Bell and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-123-AJ-009-000-CNMDL, Ann Tutton and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-123-AJ-011-001-FWO, Ellen Bell and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-123-AJ-026-000-FWO, Ellen Bell and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-123-AK-007-001-CNMDL, Krista Miller and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-123-AM-004-001-WKST, Jennifer Ehret
PVN-CAT-123-AM-007-001-CAND, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-123-AM-007-002-LCSH, Ann Tutton and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-123-AN-004-000-BONE, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-123-AN-004-001-CNMDL, Ellen Bell and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-123-AP-013-000-WKSHD, Marne Ausec and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-123-AS-001-003-SCNL, Ann Tutton and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-123-AS-008-001-SCNL, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-123-AV-001-000-MTE, Ann Tutton
PVN-CAT-123-AV-003-004-FWO, Ellen Bell and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-123-AV-009-006-FWO, Ellen Bell and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-123BB-007-001 Sculpture, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-CAT-123-BB-021-002-CAND, Sylvia Smith
PVN-CAT-123-BB-024-001-CNMDL, Ellen Bell and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-123CC-003-001 SCNL, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-CAT-123CC-003-002 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-123CC-003-003 CNMDL Cacao, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-123CC-003-004 Net Weight, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-123CC-003-006 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-123CC-003-007 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-123CC-003-008 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-123CC-004-001 FWO, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-123-CC-004-001-MANO, Marne Ausec and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-123-CC-007-001-FWO, Ellen Bell and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-123-CC-007-001-FWO, Ellen Bell and Rolando Rodriguez
PVN-CAT-123CC-009-001 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-123CC-009-002 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-123CC-014-002 CAND, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-123CC-014-003 SCNL, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-123-CC-018-001-MTE, Marne Ausec and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-123-CC-020-001-MANO, Krista Miller
PVN-CAT-123-CC-022-001-MTE, Krista Miller
PVN-CAT-123CC-022-001 MTE, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-CAT-123CC-023-000 Fronton Sherd, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-123-CC-024-001-MTE, Jennifer Ehret
PVN-CAT-123CC-031-002 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-123CC-031-003 LCSH, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-123CC-031-004 PLCN, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-123CC-032-001 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-123-CC-034-001-CNLP, Ellen Bell and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-123-CC-034-001-CNLP, Ellen Bell and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-123-CC-034-002-FWO, Mary Yaeger and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-123-DD-009-002-FWO, Ellen Bell and Rolando Rodriguez
PVN-CAT-123DD-014-004 PLCN, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-123DD-014-006 PLCN, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-123DD-014-007 Fronton Sherd, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-123DD-015-005 PLCN, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-123DD-023-000 MANO, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-CAT-123-DD-032-001-STMP, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-123-DD-034-001-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-123E-001-001 Censer Body, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-123EE-007-001 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-123EE-013-001 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-123EE-023-002 SCNL, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas