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-23B-040-000 WKST, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-CAT-23B-048-000 CNLP, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-23B-048-000 FWO, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-23B-051-000 STMP, Quique Posas and Julie Miller
PVN-CAT-23C-000-000 02 MANO, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-CAT-23C-000-000 MANO, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-23C-006-001 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-23D-003-000 MANO, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-CAT-23D-003-001 FWO, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-23D-005-001 FWO, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-23E-005-000 SCNL, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-23F-001-001 Unscored Censer Lid, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-23F-002-001 LCSH, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-23F-002-002 LCSH, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-23F-002-003 LCSH, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-23F-005-001 PEND, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT 23F-005-002 SCNL, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-23F-005-002 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-23F-005-003 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-23F-005-004 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-23F-006-001 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-23F-006-001 LCSH, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-23F-006-003 STMP, Julie Miller and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-23F-006-004 CNMDL, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-23F-007-001 CNMDL, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-23F-007-001 MTE, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-CAT-23F-007-001 SCNL, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-23F-007-002-SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-23F-007-003 SCNL, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-23F-007-005 SCNL, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-23F-007-006 SCNL, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-23F-007-007 02 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-23F-007-007 SCNL, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-23F-007-008 SCNL, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-23F-008-000 MTE, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-CAT-23F-008-001 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-23F-010-001 MTE, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-23F-010-001 WKST, unknown unknown
PVN-CAT 23F-010-002 MTE, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-CAT-23G-001-000 CNLP, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-23G-002-001 CNLP, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-23G-002-001 LCSH, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-23G-002-001 LCSH textile, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-23G-008-001 EFLR, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-23G-008-001 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-23H-005-000 CNLP, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-23I-001-001 Censer Body, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT 23I-002-001 SHDSK Pierced, unknown unknown
PVN-CAT-23I-002-002 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-23I-002-003 LCSH, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-23I-002-004 SCNL, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-23I-002-005 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-23I-003-001 FWO, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-23J-001-001 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-23J-001-002 SCNL, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-23J-002-001 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-23J-003-001 STMP, Julie Miller and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-23J-005-001 SCNL, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-23J-005-001 SCNL_001, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-23J-007-001 SCNL, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-24A-004-001 CNMDL, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-24D-004-002 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-24F-024-000 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-24F-024-001 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 251A-001-001 MTE, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-CAT-25B-001-001 CNMDL, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-25B-001-002 Unscored Censer Lid, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-25B-001-003 LCSH, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-25B-001-004 PLCN, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-25B-001-005 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT 25B-025-002 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-25C-001-001 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-25C-001-002 CNMDL, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-25C-001-003 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-25C-001-004 CNMDL, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-25C-001-005 CNMDL, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-25C-003-001 LCSH, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-25C-004-000 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-25C-004-001 CNMDL, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-25C-004-002 02 CNMDL, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-25C-004-002 CNMDL, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-25C-004-003 CNMDL, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-25C-004-003 CNMDL, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-25D-001-001 LCSH, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-25D-005-001 DNUTS, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-25E-004-001 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-25E-004-002 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-25E-004-003 and 004 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-25E-004-005 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-25E-005-001 SCNL, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-25E-006-001 Adorno, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-25E-048-001 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-25F-004-000 CNMDL Cacao Pod, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-25F-004-003 CNMDL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 261B-001-000 SCNL, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-261-B-003-001-FWO, Ellen Bell and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 261B-005-001 SCNL, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 261B-005-002 LCSH, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 261B-005-003 LCSH, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 261D-007-001 FWO, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas