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-128-W-081-001-PLCN, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-128-W-092-001-LCSH, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-128-W-092-002-LCSH, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-128-W-092-003-PLCN, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-128-W-092-004-CNMDL, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-128-W-093-001-MANO, Benjamin Carter
PVN-CAT-128-W-093-002-LCSH, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-128-W-093-003-LCSH, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-128-W-095-001-SCNL, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-128-W-098-001-DNUTS, Benjamin Carter
PVN-CAT-128-W-098-002-FWO, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-128-W-099-001-SCNL, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-128-W-099-002-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-128-X-007-001-MANO, Aeleka Schortman
PVN-CAT-128-X-007-002-MANO, Aeleka Schortman
PVN-CAT-128-X-009-001-LCSHJ, Julie Solometo
PVN-CAT-128-X-010-001-LCSH, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-128-X-012-001-LCSH, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-128-X-013-001-LCSH, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-128-X-013-002-LCSH, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-128-X-013-003-JWLRY, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-128-X-013-004-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-128-X-013-005-CNCMP, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-128-X-015-001-MANO, Benjamin Carter
PVN-CAT-128-X-016-001-SCNL, Virginia Chagnon
PVN-CAT-128-X-016-002-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-128-X-017-001-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-128-X-017-002-SCNL, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-128-X-018-001-MTE, Benjamin Carter
PVN-CAT-128-X-018-002-MTE, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-128-X-025-001-DNUTS, Mandy Miller
PVN-CAT-128-X-031-001-MANO, Edward Schortman
PVN-CAT-128-X-036-001-FWO, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-128-X-036-002-CNLP, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-128-X-036-003-MANO, Benjamin Carter
PVN-CAT-128-X-036-016-MANO, Benjamin Carter
PVN-CAT-128-X-044-001-LCSH, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-128-X-046-001-LCSH, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-128-X-049-001-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-128-X-049-002-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-128-Y-010-001-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-128-Z-008-001-MANO, Benjamin Carter
PVN-CAT-128-Z-012-001-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-128-Z-017-001-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-128-Z-048-002-FWO, Patricia Urban
PVN CAT 12A-002-001 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 12A-002-002 STMP, Julie Miller and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 12A-002-003 MTE, Edward schortman
PVN CAT 12A-002-005 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 12A-003-001 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 12A-003-002 LCSH, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 12A-003-003 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 12A-003-004 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 12A-011-001 STMP, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 12A-013-001 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 12A-013-002 PEND, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 12A-020-001 MANO, Edward schortman
PVN CAT 12A-024 MANO, Edward schortman
PVN CAT 12A-028-001 FWO, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 12A-029-001 Smoother, Julie Miller
PVN CAT 12A-031-001 SCNL, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 12A-034-001 MTE, Sylvia Smith and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 12A-034-001 MTE 02, Edward schortman
PVN CAT 12A-038-001 FWO, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 12A-038-001 SCNL, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 12A-038-002 SCNL, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 12A-041-001 CAND, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 12A-041 MANO, unknown unknown
PVN CAT 12A-044-002 CNLP, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 12A-046-002 CNLP, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 12A-046-003 CNCMP, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 12A-046-004 STMP, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 12A-091 MANO, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN CAT 12B-001-001 MANO, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN CAT 12B-001-002 PLCN, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 12B-001-003 LCSH, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 12B-002-004 MTE, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN CAT 12B-003-001 LCSH, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 12B-003-001 MTE, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN CAT 12B-003-002 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 12B-003-003 CAND, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 12B-003-005 MTE, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN CAT 12B-004-003 MANO, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN CAT 12B-004-004 MANO, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN CAT 12B-005-001 FWO, Marne Ausec and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 12B-005-002 CNMDL, Quique po
PVN CAT 12B-008-001 LCSH, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 12B-009-001 BONE, Richard Goebbel
PVN CAT 12B-010-001 MTE, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN CAT 12B-012-001 MANO, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN CAT 12B-014-001 MANO, unknown unknown
PVN CAT 12B-014-001 MANO 02, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN CAT 12B-015-001 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 12B-015-004 BDS, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 12B-016-001 PLCN, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 12B-016-002 PLCN, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 12B-019 CAND, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 12B-020-001 FWO, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 12B-020-005 MTE, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN CAT 12B-023-001 FWO, Quique Posas