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-306-AR-053-001-LCTH, Marne Ausec and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-306-AR-053-001-SPNWHL, Marne Ausec and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-306-AR-076-001-LCTH, John Douglass
PVN-CAT-306-AR-076-001-LWTS, Marne Ausec and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-306-AR-088-001-LCTH, John Douglass
PVN-CAT-306-AZ-033-005-STMP, Marne Ausec and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-306-B-002-002-LCTH, Krista Miller and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-306-B-006-001-MTE, Ann Tutton
PVN-CAT-306-B-063-000-PLCN, Rebecca Reimbold
PVN-CAT-306-BC-001-000-FWO, Ellen Bell and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-306-BD-003-002-FWO, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-306-BD-003-004-FWO, Ellen Bell and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-306-BD-003-005-SCNL, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-306-BD-003-006-LCTH, Rolando Rodriguez
PVN-CAT-306-BD-006-001-FWO, Ellen Bell and Rolando Rodriguez
PVN-CAT-306-BD-007-001-SCNL, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-306-BD-008-001-LCTH, Marne Ausec and Rolando Rodriguez
PVN-CAT-306-BD-015-001-LCTH, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-306-BE-001-001-FWO, Ellen Bell and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-306-BE-001-003-LCTH, Christopher Varga and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-306-BE-010-003-LCTH, Marne Ausec and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-306-BE-010-004A-LCTH, Krista Miller and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-306-BE-010-004B-LCTH, Marne Ausec and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-306-BE-010-004B-LCTH, Marne Ausec and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-306-BI-003-001-FWO, Ellen Bell and Rolando Rodriguez
PVN-CAT-306-BI-003-002-CNMDL, Marne Ausec and Rolando Rodriguez
PVN-CAT-306-BI-003-002-FWO, Rolando Rodriguez
PVN-CAT-306-BK-002-001-SPNWHL, Rolando Rodriguez
PVN-CAT-306-BK-003-001-LWTS, Marne Ausec and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-306-BL-005-001-MANO, Ann Tutton
PVN-CAT-306-BO-002-001-LCTH, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-306-BO-002-002-LCTH, Marne Ausec and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-306-BO-003-001-MANO, Ann Tutton
PVN-CAT-306-BO-007-001-MTE, Ann Tutton
PVN-CAT-306-BP-012-001-MTE, Victoria Clark
PVN-CAT-306-BR-004-001-PLCN, Ann Tutton and Rolando Rodriguez
PVN-CAT-306-BR-006-001-MANO, Ann Tutton
PVN-CAT-306-BV-001-000-LCTH, Patricia Urban and Rolando Rodriguez
PVN-CAT-306-BV-002-002-LCSH, Rebecca Reimbold and Rolando Rodriguez
PVN-CAT-306-BV-003-001-LCSH, Ann Tutton and Rolando Rodriguez
PVN-CAT-306-BX-015-002-CNSPK, Patricia Urban and Rolando Rodriguez
PVN-CAT-306-BX-019-000-CLYBAL, Ellen Bell and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 306C-001-001 Copper Sheet, Julie Miller
PVN CAT 306C-001-002 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 306C-007-001 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 306C-007-002 STMP, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 306C-007-003 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 306C-008-000 WKST rod, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-306-C-013-001-CNLP, Ellen Bell and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 306D-004-001 MANO, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-306-D-049-001-FWO, Ellen Bell and Rolando Rodriguez
PVN-CAT-306-E-030-001-BKBTR, Jennifer Ehret
PVN-CAT-306-F-002-001-SPNWHL, Marne Ausec and Rolando Rodriguez
PVN CAT 306F-005-001 LCTH, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 306G-002-001 Censer Body, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 306H-006-001 Net Weight, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 306K-002-001 LCTH, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 306K-003-003 LCTH, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 306K-005-001 CNSPK, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 306K-005-003 LCTH, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 306K-005-004 LCTH, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 306K-005-005 LCTH, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 306K-007-000 LCTH, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 306K-009-001 LCTH, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 306K-009-002 LCTH, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 306K-009-003 LCTH, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 306K-009-004 LCTH, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 306L-001-000 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 306L-005-001 LCTH, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 306L-008-000 WKST rod, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 306L-008-001 Adorno, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 306L-009-000 EFLR, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 306L-010-001 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-306-L-011-001-FWO, Ellen Bell and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 306L-016-000 MTE, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN CAT 306L-019-001 FWO, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 306L-019-002 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 306N-001-003 A CNSPK, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 306N-001-003 CNSPK, Quique Mark Posas
PVN CAT 306N-001-004 CNSPK, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 306N-001-004 WKST, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN CAT 306N-001-005 CNSPK, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 306N-001-006 CNSPK, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 306N-001-009 WKST Stone Ball, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN CAT 306N-002-002 CNSPK, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 306N-002-005 CNSPK, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 306N-002-006 CNSPK, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 306N-002-007 CNSPK, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 306N-002-008 CNSPK, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 306N-010-001 LCTH, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 306N-011-001 LCTH, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-306-N-020-001-CNLP, Ellen Bell and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 306R-003-001 LCSH, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 306R-005-001 CNMDL, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 306R-007-001 CAND, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 306R-008-004 LCTH, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-306-R-013-001-SCNL, Ellen Bell and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 306R-016-001 LCTH, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 306S-001-001 LCTH, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-306-S-002-001-MISC, Marne Ausec and Quique Posas