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 12B-023-002 LCSH, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 12B-023-003 CNCMP, Lavinia True
PVN CAT 12B-023-003 LCSH, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 12B-023-004 MTE, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN CAT 12B-024-037 CAND, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 12B-025-001 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 12B-025-005 FWO, Quique Posas and Edward Mark Schortman
PVN CAT 12B-026-001 STMP, Julie Miller and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 12B-028-001 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 12B-028-002 FWO, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 12B-029-001 CAND, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 12B-030-001 FWO, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 12B-030-002 FWO, Richard Goebbel and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 12B-030-004 Unscored Censer Lid, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 12B-032-001 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 12B-032-001 LCSH, Patricia Urban
PVN CAT 12B-033-001 MTE, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 12B-033-001 SCNL, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 12B-034-001 MTE, Edward schortman
PVN CAT 12B-037-001 PEND, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 12B-039-001 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 12B-040-002 DNUTS, Edward schortman
PVN CAT 12B-042-001 CAND, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 12B-042-001 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 12B-043-001 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 12B-044 CAND, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 12B-045-001 TOOTH, Julie Miller
PVN CAT 12B-045 FWO, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 12B-049-001 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 12B-051-001 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 12B-051-002 CNMDL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 12B-051-003 CNMDL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 12B-051-004 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 12B-051-006 SCNL, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 12B-051-007 Unscored Censer Lid, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 12B-051-009 STMP, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 12B-051 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 12B-052-001 FWO, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 12B-052-001 MANO_001, Edward schortman
PVN CAT 12B-052-002 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 12B-052-003 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 12B-052 CAND, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 12B-052 MTE, Edward schortman
PVN CAT 12B-054-001 LCSH, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 12B-054 CNLP, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 12B-055-001 CAND, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 12B-055-002 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 12B-056 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 12B-056 STMP, Julie Miller and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 12B-058 CAND, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 12B-059-001 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 12B-059-002 CAND, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 12B-059 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 12B-063-001 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 12B-070-001 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 12B-072-001 FWO, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 12B-072-001 MANO, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 12B-073-001 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 12B-073-004 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 12B-073-006 LCSH, Quique Posas
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PVN CAT 12B-076-001 CAND, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 12B-076-002 PLCN, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 12B-076-003 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 12B-076-004 CNMDL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 12B-076-005 Unscored Censer Lid, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 12B-076-006 LCSH, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 12B-076-007 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 12B-078 STMP, Julie Miller and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 12B-079-001 FWO, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 12B-084-001 STMP, Julie Miller
PVN CAT 12B-084-002 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 12B-086-001 CAND, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 12B-086-001 CAND 02, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 12B-086-001 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 12B-086-001 SCNL 02, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 12B-086-002 CAND, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 12B-086-002 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 12B-086 CAND, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 12B-087-001 MANO, Edward schortman
PVN CAT 12B-088-001 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 12B-089-001 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 12B-089-002 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 12B-089-004 CAND, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 12B-090-001 CAND, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 12B-090-001 FWO, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 12B-090-002 CAND, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 12B-090-003 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 12B-090-004 CAND, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 12B-090-005 CNMDL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 12B-090-006 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 12B-092-001 MANO, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN CAT 12B-094-001 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 12B-094-001 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 12B-094-001 SCNL 02, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 12B-094-001 STMP, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 12B-094-002 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 12B-094-003 SCNL, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas