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 306A-002-019 MANO, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN CAT 306A-002-019 MANO_001, Sylvia Smith
PVN CAT 306A-002-020 A MANO, Sylvia Smith and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 306A-002-021 MANO, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN CAT 306A-002-022 MANO, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN CAT 306A-002-023 MANO, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN CAT 306A-002-024 A MANO, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN CAT 306A-002-024 MANO, Sylvia Smith and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 306A-002-025 MTE, Sylvia Smith and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 306A-002-026 A MANO, Sylvia Smith and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 306A-002-026 MANO, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN CAT 306A-002-027 A MANO, unknown unknown
PVN CAT 306A-002-027 B MANO, Sylvia Smith and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 306A-002-027 MANO, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN CAT 306A-002-028 A MTE, Sylvia Smith and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 306A-002-028 MANO, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN CAT 306A-002-028 MTE, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN CAT 306A-002-029 LCTH, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 306A-002-030 LCTH, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 306A-002-032 LCTH, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 306A-002-033 Bowl Mold, Q Posas
PVN CAT 306A-002-034 LCTH, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 306A-002-036 MTE, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN CAT 306A-003-000 A MANO, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN CAT 306A-003-000 MANO, unknown unknown
PVN CAT 306A-003-000 MTE, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 306A-003-000 WKST, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN CAT 306A-003-001 Ceramic, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 306A-003-002 LCTH, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 306A-003-II MTE, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN CAT 306A-004-002 LCTH, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 306A-004-003 STMP, Julie Miller and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 306A-004-004 MANO, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN CAT 306A-005-005 MTE, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN CAT 306A-007-000 MTE, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN CAT 306A-008-000 A MANO, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN CAT 306A-008-000 A MTE, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN CAT 306A-008-000 C MTE, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 306A-008-000 MANO, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN CAT 306A-008-000 MTE, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 306A-008-001 FWO, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 306A-008-003 LCTH, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 306A-008-004 Bowl Mold, Quique Posas
PVn CAT 306A-008-005 CNSPK, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 306A-009-000 MANO, unknown unknown
PVN CAT 306A-009-001 MTE, Sylvia Smith
PVN-CAT-306-A-012-001-MANO, Jennifer Ehret
PVN-CAT-306-A-018-001-SPWL, Ellen Bell and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-306-A-020-001-MTE, Victoria Clark
PVN-CAT-306-A-021-001-MTE, Jennifer Ehret
PVN-CAT-306-A-024-001A-FWO, Ellen Bell and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-306-A-024-001B-FWO, Ellen Bell and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-306-A-025-001-LWTS, Ellen Bell and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-306-A-025-002-FWO, Ellen Bell and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-306-A-034-001-MANO, Ann Tutton
PVN-CAT-306-A-035-001-FWO, Ellen Bell and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-306-A-037-001-MANO, Ann Tutton
PVN-CAT-306-A-046-001-LWTS, Marne Ausec and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-306-A-050-001-MANO, Ann Tutton
PVN-CAT-306-A-050-002-MANO, Ann Tutton
PVN-CAT-306-A-063-001-MANO, Ann Tutton
PVN-CAT-306-A-072-001-BKBTR, Ellen Bell and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-306-A-076-001-MANO, Jennifer Ehret
PVN-CAT-306-A-081-001-MANO, Jennifer Ehret
PVN-CAT-306-A-082-001-MANO, Jennifer Ehret
PVN-CAT-306-A-084-001-FWO, Ellen Bell and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-306-AB-001-001-MANO, Ann Tutton
PVN-CAT-306-AB-001-002-MANO, Jennifer Ehret
PVN-CAT-306-AB-001-003-SHDSK, Ann Tutton and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-306-AB-002-001-MANO, Ann Tutton
PVN-CAT-306-AB-002-001-SHDSK, Marne Ausec and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-306-AB-002-002-SPWL, Marne Ausec and Rolando Rodriguez
PVN-CAT-306-AB-003-000-MANO, Ann Tutton
PVN-CAT-306-AB-003-003-SPNWHL, Rolando Rodriguez
PVN-CAT-306-AB-004-000-MTE, Victoria Clark
PVN-CAT-306-AB-004-001-LCTH, Ellen Bell and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-306-AB-004-002-MANO, Ann Tutton
PVN-CAT-306-AB-004-005-LCTH, John Douglass
PVN-CAT-306-AB-004-007-SPWL, Rolando Rodriguez
PVN-CAT-306-AB-005-001-FWO, Ellen Bell and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-306-AB-014-000-FWO, Ellen Bell and Rolando Rodriguez
PVN-CAT-306-AC-001-004-LWTS, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-306-AC-001-005-LWTS, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-306-AC-001-006-LWTS, Rolando Rodriguez
PVN-CAT-306-AC-001-007-LWTS, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-306-AC-002-000-LCTH, Ellen Bell and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-306-AC-002-001-MANO, Victoria Clark
PVN-CAT-306-AC-017-001-FWO, Ellen Bell and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-306-AD-014-000-FWO, Ellen Bell and Rolando Rodriguez
PVN-CAT-306-AD-016-001-FWO, Ellen Bell and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-306-AD-027-002-FWO, Ellen Bell and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-306-AD-043-001-CNMDL, Marne Ausec and Rolando Rodriguez
PVN-CAT-306-AD-043-006-FWO, Ellen Bell and Rolando Rodriguez
PVN-CAT-306-AD-045-001-FWO, Ellen Bell and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-306-AF-003-001-FWO, Ellen Bell and Rolando Rodriguez
PVN-CAT-306-AF-003-002-FWO, Ellen Bell and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-306-AF-005-002-FWO, John Douglass and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-306-AF-005-003-FWO, John Douglass and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-306-AF-005-004-FWO, John Douglass and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-306-AF-005-005-SCNL, Marne Ausec and Quique Posas