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 13A-017-001 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 13A-017-001 SCNL_001, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 13A-017-002 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 13A-017-003 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 13A-017-004 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 13A-017-004 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 13A-017-005 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 13A-017-006 SCNL, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 13A-017-007 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 13A-017-008 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 13A-017-009 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 13A-017-010 SCNL, Sonya Kane
PVN CAT 13A-017-011 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 13A-017-012 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 13A-017-014 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 13A-017-015 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 13A-017-016 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 13A-017-017 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 13A-017-018 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 13A-017-019 FWO, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 13A-018-001 SCNL, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 13A-018-002 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 13A-018-002 SCNL 02, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 13A-018-003 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 13A-018-004 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 13A-018-005 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 13A-018-006 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 13A-018-006 SCNL, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 13A-018-007 SCNL, Patricia Urban
PVN CAT 13A-019-001 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 13A-024-002 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 13A-025-001 CAND, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 13A-025-001 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 13A-025-003 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 13A-025-004 Unscored Censer Lid, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 13A-025-005 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 13A-025-006 SCNL, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 13A-025-007 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 13A-028 PEND, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 13A-029-001 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 13A-030-001 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 13A-030-002 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 13A-031-002 FWO, Marne Ausec and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 13A-035-001 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 13A-036-001 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 13A-036-002 PLCN, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 13A-044 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 13A-048-001 PLCN, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 13A-052-001 CNMDL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 13A-064-001 ANTLER, Julie Miller
PVN CAT 13A-072-001 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 13A-073-001 FWO, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 13A-074-001 PLCN, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 13A-074-001 PLCN, Patricia Urban
PVN CAT 13A-074-003 PLCN, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 13A-080-002 CNLP, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 13A-083-001 BONE, Julie Miller
PVN CAT 13A-085-001 and 002 CNLP, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 13A-085 CAND, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 13A-085 CNLP, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 13A-086-001 PLCN, Marne Ausec and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 13A-086-002 CNLP, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 13A-087-001 Adorno, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 13A-088-001 Unscored Censer Lid, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 13A-089-001 CAND, Patricia Urban
PVN CAT 13A-089-001 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 13A-089-002 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 13A-090-001 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 13A-090-001 SCNL 003, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 13A-090-001 SCNL 02, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 13A-091-001 CNLP, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 13A-091-004 Unscored Censer Lid, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 13A-091-005 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 13A-091-006 LCSH, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 13A-091-007 LCSH, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 13A-091-008 LCSH, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 13A-091-009 PLCN, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 13A-092 CNLP, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 13A-097-001 CNLP, Patricia Urban
PVN CAT 13A-097-003 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 13A-097-004 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 13A-101 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 13A-102-001 CAND, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 13A-102-002 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 13A-103 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-144-AA-001-001-LCTH, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-144-AP-002-001-LCTH, Benjamin Carter
PVN-CAT-144-AY-001-001-CNCMP, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-144-AY-002-001-LCTH, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-144-AZ-002-001-CNLP, Benjamin Carter
PVN-CAT-144-B-003-001-LCTH, Benjamin Carter
PVN-CAT-144-BR-003-002-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-144-BZ-003-001-FWO, unknown unknown
PVN-CAT-144-C-001-001-CAND, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-144-C-002-001-LCTH, Benjamin Carter
PVN-CAT-144-C-003-001-LCTH, Benjamin Carter
PVN-CAT-144-C-008-002-LCTH, Benjamin Carter
PVN-CAT-144-C-008-003-LCTH, Benjamin Carter
PVN-CAT-144-C-008-004-LCTH, Benjamin Carter
PVN-CAT-144-C-010-001-LCTH, Marne Ausec