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 14C-036-005 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 14C-036-007 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 14C-041-001 STMP, Richard Goebbel
PVN CAT 14C-041-002 STMP, Sonya Kane
PVN CAT 14C-041-003 FWO, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 14C-041-004 FWO, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 14C-042-002 FWO, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 14D-005-002 LCSH, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 14D-005-003 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 14D-007-001 CNLP, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 14D-014-002 PLCN, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 14D-014-003 PLCN, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 14D-014-004 PLCN, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 14E-003-001 SCNL, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 14E-003-002 MTE, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 14E-003 SCNL, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 14E-003 STMP, Julie Miller and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 14E-009-001 CAND, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 14E-014-001 Unscored Censer Lid, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 14F-004-001 MANO, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN CAT 15A-006-001 CAND, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 15A-006-001 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 15A-010-001 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 15A-010-002 CAND, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 15A-011-001 BONE, Julie Miller
PVN CAT 15A-011-001 FWO, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 15A-011 MANO, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN CAT 15A-031-002 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 15A-031-003 LCSH, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 15A-031-016 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 15A-033-001 CAND, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 15A-033-003 Unscored Censer Lid, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 15A-036-001 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 15A-036-002 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 15A-036-003 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 15A-036-004 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 15A-039-001 CAND, Patricia Urban, Quique Posas, and Heather Mahan
PVN CAT 15A-039-002 CAND, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 15A-039-003 PLCN, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 15A-042-002 DNUTS, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN CAT 15A-043-001 MTE, unknown unknown
PVN CAT 15A-046-001 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 15A-048-001 BRKBTR, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 15A-050-001 SCNL, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 15A-050-002 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 15A-050-004 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 15A-050-036 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 15A-056 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 15A-059-001 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 15A-060-001 CAND, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 15A-065-001 CAND, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 15A-065-002 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 15A-066-001 LCSH, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 15A-069-001 CAND, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 15A-069-001 LCSH, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 15A-070-001 LCSH, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 15A-070-002 Unscored Censer Lid-1, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 15A-071-001 LCSH, Patricia Urban
PVN CAT 15A-071-002 SCNL, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 15A-071-003 Unscored Censer Lid, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 15A-071-004 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 15A-071-005 FWO, Marne Ausec
PVN CAT 15A-072-001 CNLP, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 15A-072-001 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 15A-072-002 PLCN, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 15A-073-001 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 15A-075 WKST, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN CAT 15A-076-001 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-168-AA-001-001-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-168-AA-001-002-FWO, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-168-AB-001-001-MTE, unknown unknown
PVN-CAT-168-AB-001-002-MTE, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-168-AB-002-002-LCSH, Brianna Beacom
PVN-CAT-168-AB-002-003-FWO, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-168-AB-003-000-FWO, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-168-AB-003-001-CLYBAL, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-168-AB-003-003-FWO, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-168-AB-003-004-EFLR, unknown unknown
PVN-CAT-168-AB-003-006-MLDFWO, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-168-AC-004-001-CNMDL, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-CAT-168-AC-004-002-FWO, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-168-AC-011-001-MANO, Benjamin Carter
PVN-CAT-168-AD-001-001-FWO, unknown unknown
PVN-CAT-168-AD-002-001-SCNL, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-168-AD-002-002-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-168-AD-002-003-CNMDL, unknown unknown
PVN-CAT-168-AD-002-004-FWO, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-168-AD-002-005-CAND, Benjamin Carter
PVN-CAT-168-AD-004-001-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-168-AD-005-001-PLCN, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-168-AD-005-002-FWO, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-168-AD-005-003-CAND, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-168-AE-002-001-CNLP, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-168-AE-003-001-SCNL, Benjamin Carter
PVN-CAT-168-AE-003-002-FWO, unknown unknown
PVN-CAT-168-AE-004-001-EFLR, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-168-AF-002-001-LCSH, Benjamin Carter
PVN-CAT-168-DD-001-001A-BONE, unknown un
PVN-CAT-168-F-020-001-MTE, unknown unknown
PVN CAT 16A-002-001 LCSH, Quique Posas