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-175-I-024-003-CNLP, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-175-I-029-001-LCSH, Benjamin Carter
PVN-CAT-175-I-035-001-MTE, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-175-I-035-002-MANO, Aeleka Schortman
PVN-CAT-175-J-005-001-MTE, Benjamin Carter
PVN-CAT-175-J-010-000-MANO, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-175-J-010-001-MANO, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-175-J-024-001-CNCMPB, Edward Schortman
PVN-CAT-177B-001-001 Effigy Support, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-177B-001-002a SCNL, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-CAT-178A-001-001 MTE, Patricia Urban
PVN CAT 17A-002-001 MANO, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 17A-003-001a MTE, Edward schortman
PVN CAT 17A-003-001b MTE, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 17A-006-002-CNMDL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 17A-006-002-PLCN, Marne Ausec and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-17A-007-001 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-17A-013-001 LCSH Textile, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT 17A-013-002 LCSH, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-17A-013-003 LCSH, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-17A-020-001 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT 17A-021-001 FWO, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT 17A-024-001 LCSH, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-17A-024-002 LCSH, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT 17A-026-001 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-17A-030-001 TEETH, Julie Miller
PVN-CAT 17A-038-001 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-17A-046-001 STMP, Julie Miller
PVN-CAT-17A-046-002-SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-17A-055-001 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-17A-055-002 SCNL, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-17A-055-003 Unscored Censer Lid, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-17A-055-004 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-17A-055-005 FWO, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-17A-055-006 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-17A-058-001 FWO, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-17A-065-002 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-17A-077-001 STMP, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-17A-106-003 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 183A-001-001 MTE, Patricia Urban
PVN CAT 183B-011-000 MTE, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN CAT 183C-004-001 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 183C-005-002 LCSH, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 183C-007-002 WKST, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 183C-009-001 MANO, unknown unknown
PVN CAT 183D-003-001 CAND, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 183D-003-002 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 183D-007-000 MTE, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN CAT 183D-008-000 MANO, Edward schortman
PVN CAT 183G-002-000 CNLP, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 183G-002-000 MANO, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN CAT 183G-014-001 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 183H-006-000 MTE, Edward schortman
PVN CAT 183I-003-000 MTE, Edward schortman
PVN-CAT-183-I-004-001-CNLP, Marne Ausec and Rolando Rodriguez
PVN CAT 183I-004-001 WKST Cube, Edward schortman
PVN-CAT-183-I-006-001-CNMDL, Rebecca Reimbold and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 183I-007-001 LCSH, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 183I-010-000 MTE, Edward schortman
PVN CAT 183J-002-001 SCNL, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 183J-002-002 CNMDL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 183J-006-004 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT 183K-002-001 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 183K-002-002 SCNL, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 185C-001-001 CNMDL, Edward schortman
PVN CAT 186B-001-001 Adorno, Patricia Urban
PVN CAT 186B-001-002 FWO, Patricia Urban
PVN CAT 186B-002-001 SCNL, Edward schortman
PVN CAT 186B-002-001 SCNL_001, Edward schortman
PVN CAT 186B-002-002 CAND, Edward schortman
PVN CAT 186B-003-004 PLCN, Edward schortman
PVN CAT 186C-001-001 CNCMP, Edward schortman
PVN-CAT 18A-000-003 MTE, unknown unknown
PVN CAT 18A-001-001 02 LCSH, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 18A-001-002 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 18A-002-001 FWO 02, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 18A-004-001 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 18A-004-002 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 18A-006-001 FWO, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 18A-006-002 CAND, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 18A-009-001 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 18A-010-001 PLCN, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 18A-010-001 PLCN 02, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 18A-011-001 CAND, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 18A-011-002 FWO, Edward schortman and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 18A-011-003 Censer Body, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 18A-011-004 SCNL, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 18A-011-005 CNMDL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 18A-011-006 CNMDL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 18A-014-001 FWO, Marne Ausec and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 18A-015-001 FWO, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 18A-019-002 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 18A-020-007 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 18A-022-001 FWO, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 18A-022-002 FWO, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 18A-022-004 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 18A-028-000 MANO, Edward schortman
PVN CAT 18A-029-001 FWO, Patricia Urban
PVN CAT 18A-031-001 MANO, Edward schortman
PVN CAT 18A-035-001 CAND, Quique Posas