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-27E-029-001 FWO, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-27E-030-001 CNLP, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-27F-002-001 CNMDL, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-27F-006-000 MTE, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-CAT-27F-007-001 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-27F-007-002 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-27F-007-003 FWO, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-27F-008-001 SCNL, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-27F-014-001 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-27F-049-001 MANO, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-CAT-27F-049-001 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-27G-030-000 MTE, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-CAT-27H-001-001 PLCN, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-27H-001-002 LCSH, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-27H-001-003 LCSH, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-27H-002-000 MTE, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-CAT-27H-003-001 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-27H-008-001 Adorno, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-27H-008-002 Adorno, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-27H-009-001 CNLP, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-27H-010-001 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-27H-011-000 MTE, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-CAT-27I-007-000 STMP, Julie Miller and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-27I-012-001 LCSH, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-27I-012-002 LCSH, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-288-B-004-001-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-288-B-009-001-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-288-B-010-000-SHDSK, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-288-B-011-001-CLYBAL, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-288-B-011-002-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-288-B-011-003-CLYBAL, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-288-B-019-001-LCSH, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-288-B-020-001-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-288-C-005-000-HACHA, unknown unknown
PVN-CAT-288-C-005-001-MTE, Benjamin Carter
PVN-CAT-288-C-012-001-LCSH, unknown unknown
PVN-CAT-288-C-012-002-MTE, Benjamin Carter
PVN-CAT-288-C-016-001-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-288-C-016-002-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-288-C-018-002-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-288-C-018-003-SHDSK, unknown unknown
PVN-CAT-288-C-020-001-STMP, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-288-C-022-001-SCNL, Benjamin Carter
PVN-CAT-288-C-022-002-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-288-C-022-003-SCNL, Benjamin Carter
PVN-CAT-288-C-031-001-WKDS, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-288-D-007-001-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-288-D-007-002-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-288-D-011-001-MTE, Benjamin Carter
PVN-CAT-288-D-024-001-LCSH, John Douglass
PVN-CAT-288-D-030-001-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-288-D-030-001-MTE, Benjamin Carter
PVN-CAT-288-D-033-000-DNUTS, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-288-D-039-001-LCSH, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-288-D-040-001-LCSH, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-288-D-041-001-MTE, unknown unknown
PVN-CAT-288-D-043-000-JWLRY, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-288-D-045-001-FWO, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-CAT-288-D-046-001-MTE, Benjamin Carter
PVN-CAT-288-D-048-001-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-288-D-049-001-CNCMPS, Benjamin Carter
PVN-CAT-288-D-049-002-CNCMPS, unknown unknown
PVN-CAT-288-D-050-001-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-28A-001-002 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-28A-001-003 CNMDL, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-28A-001-004 LCTH, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-28A-001-005 LCSH, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-28A-001-006 PLCN, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-28A-001-007 CNLP, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-28A-001-008 CNLP, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-28A-001-009 LCSH, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-28A-001-010 LCSH, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-28A-001-011 LCSH, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-28A-001-012 LCSH, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-28A-001-013 LCSH, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT 28A-001-014 LCSH, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-28A-001-015 LCSH, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-28A-001-016 PLCN, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-28A-001-017 PLCN, Marne Ausec and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-28A-001-018 PLCN, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-28A-001-019 PLCN, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-28A-001-020 PLCN, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-28A-001-021 02 PLCN, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-28A-001-021 PLCN, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-28A-001-022 Spike Censer, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-28A-001-023 Spike Censer, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-28A-001-026 PLCN, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-28A-001-027 SCLN, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-28A-001-028 SCLN, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-28A-001-029 SCLN, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-28A-001-030 Unscored Censer Lid, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-28A-001-031 Unscored Censer Lid, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-28A-001-032 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-28A-001-033 SCLN, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-28A-001-034 Unscored Censer Lid, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-28A-001-035 SCNL, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-28A-001-036 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-28A-001-037 Unscored Censer Lid, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-28A-001-039 CNMDL Cacao, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-28A-001-040 CNMDL Cacao, Quique Posas