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-202-MO-001-001-FWO, Marcela Esqueda
PVN-CAT-202-MO-011-001-SCNL, Zachary Lee
PVN-CAT-202-MP-005-001-FWO, Marcela Esqueda
PVN-CAT-202-MS-015-001-SCNL, Zachary Lee
PVN-CAT-202-MT-002-001-FWO, Marcela Esqueda
PVN-CAT-202-MT-004-001-SCNL, Zachary Lee
PVN-CAT-202-MT-011-004-CNCMPB, John Compton
PVN-CAT-202-MV-002-001-SCNL, Zachary Lee
PVN-CAT-202-MV-005-006-FWO, Marcela Esqueda
PVN-CAT-202-MV-006-001-SCNL, Zachary Lee
PVN-CAT-202-MW-001-001-SCNL, Zachary Lee
PVN-CAT-202-NA-009-001-SCNL, Zachary Lee
PVN-CAT-202-NE-017-003-SCNL, Zachary Lee
PVN-CAT-202-NE-017-004-SCNL, Zachary Lee
PVN-CAT-202-NE-017-005-SCNL, Zachary Lee
PVN-CAT-202-NE-017-006-SCNL, Zachary Lee
PVN-CAT-202-NE-017-007-SCNL, unknown unknown
PVN-CAT-202-NE-017-008-SCNL, Zachary Lee
PVN-CAT-202-NE-017-009-SCNL, Zachary Lee
PVN-CAT-202-NE-017-010-SCNL, Zachary Lee
PVN-CAT-202-NE-017-011-SCNL, Zachary Lee
PVN-CAT-202-NE-017-012-SCNL, Zachary Lee
PVN-CAT-202-NF-013-001-SCNL, Zachary Lee
PVN-CAT-202-NF-013-002-SCNL, Zachary Lee
PVN-CAT-202-NF-013-003-SCNL, Zachary Lee
PVN-CAT-202-NF-013-004-SCNL, Zachary Lee
PVN-CAT-202-NF-017-013-SCNL, Zachary Lee
PVN-CAT-202-NF-017-014-SCNL, Zachary Lee
PVN-CAT-202-NG-001-005-SCNL, Zachary Lee
PVN-CAT-202-NG-001-006-SCNL, Zachary Lee
PVN-CAT-202-NG-008-004-CNCMPS, John Compton
PVN-CAT-202-NG-008-005-FWO, Marcela Esqueda
PVN-CAT-202-NG-009-002-LCTH, Gabriella Soto
PVN-CAT-202-NI-001-001-SCNL, Zachary Lee
PVN-CAT-202-NI-001-002-SCNL, Zachary Lee
PVN-CAT-202-NI-003-001-SCNL, Zachary Lee
PVN-CAT-202-NK-003-001-LCTH, Gabriella Soto
PVN-CAT-202-NK-004-001-CNLP, Cally Haggerty
PVN-CAT-202-NK-015-001-SCNL, Zachary Lee
PVN-CAT-202-NK-015-002-SCNL, Gabriella Soto
PVN-CAT-202-NK-015-003-CNLP, Cally Haggerty
PVN-CAT-202-NR-014-001-SCNL, Zachary Lee
PVN-CAT-202-NR-021-002-SCNL, Gabriella Soto
PVN-CAT-202-NR-032-001-CNLP, Emmett Brady
PVN-CAT-202-NZ-046-001-SCNL, Mary Hostenske
PVN-CAT-202-NZ-046-002-SCNL, Mary Hostenske
PVN-CAT-202-NZ-046-003-SCNL, Mary Hostenske
PVN-CAT-202-NZ-050-001(A)-SCNL, Mary Hostenske
PVN-CAT-202-NZ-050-001(B)-SCNL, Zachary Lee
PVN-CAT-202-NZ-050-002-LCTH, Mary Hostenske
PVN-CAT-202-NZ-055-001-PLCN, Gabriella Soto
PVN-CAT-202-OH-002-001-CNMDL, Gabriella Soto
PVN-CAT-202-OJ-021-001-SCNL, Zachary Lee
PVN-CAT-202-OM-004-001-CNLP, Chester Liwosz
PVN-CAT-202-OO-004-001-SCNL, Gabriella Soto
PVN-CAT-202-OR-005-001-CNLP, Chester Liwosz
PVN-CAT-202-OS-017-001-MANO, Edward M. Schortman
PVN-CAT-202-OS-022-001-CNCMPB, Chester Liwosz
PVN-CAT-202-OS-023-002-SCNL, Zachary Lee
PVN-CAT-202-OS-023-003-SCNL, Zachary Lee
PVN-CAT-202-OY-008-003-CNCMPB, Joanna Hayes
PVN-CAT-202-OY-008-004-CNCMPB, Joanna Hayes
PVN-CAT-202-OY-008-005-SCNL, Gabriella Soto
PVN-CAT-202-OY-013-001-SCNL, Gabriella Soto
PVN-CAT-202-PE-013-001-FWO, Marcela Esqueda
PVN-CAT-202-PF-007-001-SCNL, Mary Hostenske
PVN-CAT-202-PI-003-001-SCNL, Gabriella Soto
PVN-CAT-202-PM-005-001-CNCMPB, Chester Liwosz
PVN-CAT-202-PM-005-002-CNCMPB, Chester Liwosz
PVN-CAT-202-PM-005-003-CNCMPB, Chester Liwosz
PVN-CAT-202-PM-005-004-CNLP, Chester Liwosz
PVN-CAT-202-PM-005-005-CNCMPB, Chester Liwosz
PVN-CAT-202-PM-005-006-CNCMPB, Chester Liwosz
PVN-CAT-202-PM-005-007-CNCMPB, Chester Liwosz
PVN-CAT-202-PM-005-008-CNLP, Chester Liwosz
PVN CAT 20B-009-001 SCNL, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-219-A-003-001A-FWO, Lauren Schwartz and David Aguilar
PVN-CAT-219-A-003-001B-FWO, Lauren Schwartz and David Aguilar
PVN-CAT-219-B-008-002-FWO, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-219-D-003-001-LCSH, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-CAT-219-D-006-003-WKDS, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-CAT-219-D-006-004-SHDSK, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-CAT-219-E-001-001-MTE, Marcela Esqueda
PVN-CAT-219-F-002-002-SCNL, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-CAT-219-G-003-001-WKDS, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-CAT-219-K-002-009-SHDSK, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-CAT-219-K-002-010-MANO, Marcela Esqueda
PVN-CAT-219-K-006-004-FWO, Lauren Schwartz
PVN-CAT-219-N-001-001-MTE, Marcela Esqueda
PVN-CAT-219-N-002-001-MANO, Marcela Esqueda
PVN-CAT-219-N-003-001-FWO, David Aguilar
PVN-CAT-219-N-003-002-FWO, Lauren Schwartz and David Aguilar
PVN-CAT-219-R-002-001-MTE, Marcela Esqueda
PVN CAT 21A-002-001 FWO, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 21A-003-001 CAND, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 21A-004-001 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 21A-004-002 Censer Body, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 21B-001-001 BDS, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 21B-004-001 PLCN, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 21C-001-001 Adorno, Quique Posas