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 19A-015-002 SCNL, Sonya Kane, Patricia Whooley, and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 19A-020-000 MTE, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN CAT 19A-020-001 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 19A-020-002 SCNL, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 19A-020-004 DNUTS, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN CAT 19A-023-000 DNUTS, unknown unknown
PVN CAT 19A-024-002 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 19A-027-001 02 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 19A-027-001 FWO, Theodore Neff
PVN CAT 19A-027-002 FWO, Heather Mahan and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 19A-029-001 02 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 19A-029-001 MANO, unknown unknown
PVN CAT 19A-029-001 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 19A-030-005 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 19A-030-006 SCNL, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 19A-030-007 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 19A-031-001 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 19A-031-002 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 19A-032-001 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 19A-032-002 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 19A-032-003 Unscored Censer Lid, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 19A-035-001 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 19A-035-001 HACHA, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 19A-036-000 BDS, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 19A-036-002 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 19A-036-003 CNMDL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 19A-036-004 CNMDL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 19A-036-007 Adorno, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 19A-036-008 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 19A-039-001 SCLN, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 19A-043-001 PEND, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 19B-001-001 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 19B-002-001 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 19B-003-001 SCNL, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 19B-004-002 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 19B-022-001 SCNL, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 19B-044-000 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 19C-001-002 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 19C-003-003 CAND, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 19C-003-004 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 19C-003-005 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 19C-003-006 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 19C-009-001 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 19C-009-002 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 19C-012-000 WKST, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN CAT 19C-014-001 SCNL, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 19C-017-001 BDS, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 19C-017-001 CAND, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 19C-025-001 and 002 CNMDL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 19C-025-003 PEND, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 19C-025-006 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 19D-004-001 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 19D-006-001 02 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 19D-006-001 SCNL, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 19D-006-002 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 19D-006-003 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 19D-007-002 02 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 19D-007-002 SCNL, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 19D-007-003 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 19D-010-001 02 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 19D-010-001 03 FWO, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 19D-010-001 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 19D-010-002 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 19D-011-001 FWO, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 19D-014-001 SCNL, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 19D-014-003 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 19D-014-007 Unscored Censer Lid, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 19D-017-003 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 19E-002-001 CNLP, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 19E-006-001 CNLP, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 19E-014-001 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 19E-014-002 SCNL, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 19E-014-003 FWO, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 19E-017-000 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 19E-020-001 MANO, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN CAT 19E-020-001 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 19E-021-001 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 19E-021-002 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-202-A-001-002-SCNL, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-CAT-202-A-003-001-PLCN, Edward M. Schortman
PVN-CAT-202-A-003-002-LCSH, Lauren Schwartz and David Aguilar
PVN-CAT-202-AA-006-001-PTSTND, Edward M. Schortman
PVN-CAT-202-AA-006-002-FWO, Miranda Stockett
PVN-CAT-202-AA-006-002-PTSTND, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-CAT-202-AA-006-003-FWO, Miranda Stockett
PVN-CAT-202-AA-015-001-PTSTND, Miranda Stockett
PVN-CAT-202-AA-018-001-FWO, Miranda Stockett and David Aguilar
PVN-CAT-202-AA-026-001-POLST, Miranda Stockett
PVN-CAT-202-AA-029-001-PTSTND, Miranda Stockett
PVN-CAT-202-AA-032-001-FWO, Miranda Stockett and David Aguilar
PVN-CAT-202-AA-035-001-POLST, Miranda Stockett
PVN-CAT-202-AA-040-001-BDS, Miranda Stockett
PVN-CAT-202-AA-042-002-CNMDL, Miranda Stockett
PVN-CAT-202-AA-058-001-PLCN, Miranda Stockett
PVN-CAT-202-AA-064-001-FWO, Miranda Stockett and David Aguilar
PVN-CAT-202-AA-065-004-PTSTND, Miranda Stockett
PVN-CAT-202-AA-066-001-EFLR, Miranda Stockett
PVN-CAT-202-AA-068-000-USHD, Edward M. Schortman
PVN-CAT-202-AA-068-001-PTSTND, Miranda Stockett
PVN-CAT-202-AA-073-000-POLST, Miranda Stockett