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 215C-001-001 SHDSK, Patricia Urban
PVN CAT 215C-002-0001 CNLP, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN CAT 215D-001-001 HACHA, Edward Mark Schortman
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
PVN CAT 21C-004-000 MTE, unknown unknown
PVN CAT 21C-010-001 CAND, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 21C-015-001 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 21D-001-001 FWO, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 21D-001-002 CNMDL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 21D-006-001 MTE, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN CAT 21D-009-001 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 21D-009-002 CNMDL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 21E-004-001 02 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 21E-004-001 FWO, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 21E-007-001 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 21E-007-002 BRKBTR, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 21E-007-005 LCSH, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 21E-029-001 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 21F-002-001 CAND, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 21F-011-001 CAND, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 22-005-001 MTE, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN CAT 236A-002-001 MANO, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN CAT 236A-002-002 MANO, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN CAT 236A-003-001 ENIG, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 236A-008-001 LCSH, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-23A-002-001 SCNL, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-23B-004-001 CNLP Modeled, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 23B-014-001 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-23B-014-003 PLCN, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-23B-019-001 Adorno, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-23B-019-001 FWO, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-23B-023-001 SCNL, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-23B-023-001 SCNL_001, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-23B-024-001 LCTH, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-23B-024-001 MANO, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-CAT-23B-024-002 Censer Body, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT 23B-024-002 FWO, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-23B-024-003 CNLP, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-23B-024-004 Unscored Censer Lid, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT 23B-024-005 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-23B-024-006 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-23B-024-007 MANO, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-CAT-23B-024-008 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-23B-024-009 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT 23B-024-010 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-23B-024-143 FWO, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-23B-025-001-004 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-23B-025-001 02 FWO, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-23B-025-001 03 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT 23B-025-001 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT 23B-025-001 LCSH textile, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-23B-025-002 CNMDL, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-23B-025-003 02 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-23B-025-003 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-23B-025-007 FWO, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-23B-025-010 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-23B-025-011 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-23B-026-001 LCSH, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-23B-026-002 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-23B-028-001 MANO, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-23B-028-004 LCSH textile, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-23B-029-001 CAND, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-23B-029-001 CNLP, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-23B-029-001 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-23B-029-002 SCNL, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-23B-029-004 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-23B-030-001 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-23B-030-002 FWO, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-23B-031-00 MANO, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-CAT-23B-031-00 MTE, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-CAT-23B-033-001 MANO, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-CAT-23B-034-000-FWO, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-23B-035-001 LCSH, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-23B-035-001-SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-23B-036-001 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-23B-036-002 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-23B-037-000 MTE, unknown unknown