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-171E-007-002 LCSH, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-171E-007-003 LCSH, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-171E-007-003 LCSH_001, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-171E-008-001 STMP, Julie Benyo and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-171-E-009-006-SHDSK, Marne Ausec and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-171E-012-001 CNCMPS, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-171E-012-002 FWO, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-171E-012-003 LCSH, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-175-B-002-001-PLCN, Edward Schortman
PVN-CAT-175-B-002-002-PLCN, Jennifer Wendt
PVN-CAT-175-B-011-002-LCSH, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-175-B-011-004-LCSH, Benjamin Carter
PVN-CAT-175-B-012-001-SCNL, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-175-B-016-000-SCNL, Edward Schortman
PVN-CAT-175-B-016-002-SCNL, Edward Schortman
PVN-CAT-175-B-019-001-BDS, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-175-B-019-001-JWLRY, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-175-B-020-001-MTE, Brian Kneeland
PVN-CAT-175-B-020-002-MTE, Brian Kneeland
PVN-CAT-175-B-020-007-MANO, Aeleka Schortman
PVN-CAT-175-B-026-000-SHDSK, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-175-B-040-001-LCSH, Beverley Shade
PVN-CAT-175-B-044-001-LCSH, Benjamin Carter
PVN-CAT-175-B-046-001-LCSH, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-175-B-046-002-LCSH, Beverley Shade
PVN-CAT-175-B-046-003-STMP, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-175-B-047-002-MTE, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-175-B-053-001-USHD, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-175-C-001-001-CNLP, Louise Michaud
PVN-CAT-175-C-003-001-SCNL, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-175-C-006-001-CNCMPS, Benjamin Carter
PVN-CAT-175-C-009-001-LCSH, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-175-C-009-002-PLCN, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-175-C-009-003-SCNL, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-175-C-009-004-LCSH, Louise Michaud
PVN-CAT-175-C-012-001-CNLP, Louise Michaud
PVN-CAT-175-C-013-001-MTE, Benjamin Carter
PVN-CAT-175-C-013-002-LCSH, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-175-C-026-001-LCSH, Benjamin Carter
PVN-CAT-175-C-030-002A-LCTH, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-175-C-030-002B-LCTH, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-175-C-030-003-LCSH, Louise Michaud
PVN-CAT-175-C-031-001-MANO, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-175-C-031-002-SCNL, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-175-C-031-003-SCNL, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-175-C-035-004-MANO, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-175-C-036-000-PLCN, Jennifer Wendt
PVN-CAT-175-C-036-000-SCNL, Benjamin Carter
PVN-CAT-175-C-039-001-MANO, Aeleka Schortman
PVN-CAT-175-C-044-001-SCNL, Miranda Stockett
PVN-CAT-175-C-049-001-MTE, Benjamin Carter
PVN-CAT-175-C-050-006-LCSH, Benjamin Carter
PVN-CAT-175-C-051-001-LCSH, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-175-C-054-001-MANO, Benjamin Carter
PVN-CAT-175-C-055-001-MANO, John Dietler
PVN-CAT-175-C-068-001-MTE, Benjamin Carter
PVN-CAT-175-C-069-001-CNLP, Louise Michaud
PVN-CAT-175-C-070-001-CNLP, Louise Michaud
PVN-CAT-175-C-072-001-MTE, Benjamin Carter
PVN-CAT-175-C-073-001-MANO, Benjamin Carter
PVN-CAT-175-C-078-003-SCNL, Adrienne Misheloff
PVN-CAT-175-C-078-004-SCNL, Benjamin Carter
PVN-CAT-175-C-078-005-SCNL, Benjamin Carter
PVN-CAT-175-C-078-006-SCNL, Miranda Stockett
PVN-CAT-175-C-078-007-SCNL, Robert Johnston
PVN-CAT-175-C-078-008-SCNL, John Douglass
PVN-CAT-175-C-078-009-SCNL, Amanda Moser
PVN-CAT-175-C-078-010-MTE, Benjamin Carter
PVN-CAT-175-C-078-011-MTE, Benjamin Carter
PVN-CAT-175-C-080-000-LCSH, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-175-C-080-001-LCSH, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-175-C-080-001-SCNL, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-175-C-081-002-SHDSK, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-175-C-083-001-SCNL, Benjamin Carter
PVN-CAT-175-C-087-002-MTE, Brian Kneeland
PVN-CAT-175-C-089-001-PLCN, Edward Schortman
PVN-CAT-175-C-089-002-WKDS, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-175-C-090-001-MTE, Benjamin Carter
PVN-CAT-175-C-091-001-LCSH, Johanna Bell
PVN-CAT-175-C-091-002-LCSH, Beverley Shade
PVN-CAT-175-C-091-003-MTE, Benjamin Carter
PVN-CAT-175-C-092-001-SCNL, Miranda Stockett
PVN-CAT-175-C-092-002-SCNL, Johanna Bell
PVN-CAT-175-C-092-003-PLCN, Benjamin Carter
PVN-CAT-175-C-092-004-SCNL, Miranda Stockett
PVN-CAT-175-C-092-005-SCNL, Amy McCoy
PVN-CAT-175-C-092-006-SCNL, Robert Johnston
PVN-CAT-175-C-092-007-SCNL, Amy McCoy
PVN-CAT-175-C-092-008-SCNL, Briana Beacom
PVN-CAT-175-C-092-009-SCNL, Johanna Bell
PVN-CAT-175-C-092-010-SCNL, Miranda Stockett
PVN-CAT-175-C-093-000-LCTH, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-175-C-093-001A-LCTH, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-175-C-093-001B-LCTH, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-175-C-093-001-CNCMPS, Benjamin Carter
PVN-CAT-175-C-093-002-LCTH, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-175-C-093-004-PLCN, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-175-C-093-005-WKDS, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-175-C-095-001-PLCN, April Haneline
PVN-CAT-175-C-095-002-LCSH, Marne Ausec