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-Y-079-001-FWO, Ellen Bell and Rolando Rodriguez
PVN-CAT-306-Y-082-001-SCNL, John Douglass and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-306-Y-082-001-STMP, Marne Ausec and Rolando Rodriguez
PVN-CAT-306-Y-091-001-DNUTS, Jennifer Ehret
PVN-CAT-306-Y-091-001-EFLR, Colleen Siders
PVN-CAT-306-Y-098-001-LCTH, Ann Tutton and Rolando Rodriguez
PVN-CAT-306-Y-098-002-FWO, Ellen Bell and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-306-Z-024-001-MANO, Pauline Ausec
PVN-CAT-306-Z-046-001-SCNL, Ann Tutton and Rolando Rodriguez
PVN-CAT-306-Z-046-002-LCSH, Ann Tutton and Rolando Rodriguez
PVN-CAT-306-Z-050-001-FWO, Ellen Bell and Rolando Rodriguez
PVN-CAT-306-Z-053-001-FWO, Ellen Bell and Quique Posas
PVN CAT 307A-001-000 A MANO, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN CAT 307A-001-000 MANO, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-CAT-30H-002-001 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-30H-003-001 CAND, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-30H-004-000 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-30H-004-001 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-30H-004-002 SCNL, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-30H-005-001 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-30H-006-001 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-30H-006-002 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-30H-007-002 SCNL, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-30H-007-003 LCSH, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-30H-008-001 CNCMP, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-30H-008-003 SCNL, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-30H-008-004 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-30H-008-005 STMP, Julie Miller and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-30H-008-006 LCSH, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-30L-004-001 FWO, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-31S-022-001-CAND, Rebecca Reimbold and Rolando Rodriguez
PVN-CAT-323-AB-003-001-SCNL, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-323-AB-010-001A-FWO, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-323-AB-010-001B-FWO, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-323-AB-010-002-FWO, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-323-AB-010-003-FWO, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-323-AB-010-004-FWO, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-323-AB-010-005-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-323-AB-010-006-FWO, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-323-AB-010-007-FWO, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-323-AB-010-008-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-323-AB-010-009-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-323-AB-010-010-FWO, unknown unknown
PVN-CAT-323-AB-010-011-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-323-AB-010-012-FWO, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-323-AB-010-013-FWO, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-323-AB-010-014-FWO, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-323-AB-010-015-FWO, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-323-AB-010-016-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-323-AB-010-017A-FWO, unknown unknown
PVN-CAT-323-AB-010-017B-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-323-AB-010-018-FWO, unknown unknown
PVN-CAT-323-AB-010-019-FWO, unknown unknown
PVN-CAT-323-AB-010-020-FWO, unknown unknown
PVN-CAT-323-AB-010-021-FWO, unknown unknown
PVN-CAT-323-AB-010-023-FWO, unknown unknown
PVN-CAT-323-AB-010-024-FWO, unknown unknown
PVN-CAT-323-AB-010-025-FWO, unknown unknown
PVN-CAT-323-AB-010-026-FWO, unknown unknown
PVN-CAT-323-AB-010-027-FWO, unknown unknown
PVN-CAT-323-AB-010-028-FWO, unknown unknown
PVN-CAT-323-AB-010-029-FWO, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-323-AB-010-030-FWO, unknown unknown
PVN-CAT-323-AB-015-001-FWO, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-323-AB-018-001-MANO, Benjamin Carter
PVN-CAT-323-AE-003-001-SCNL, Julie Solometo
PVN-CAT-323-AE-003-002-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-323-AE-003-003-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-323-AE-003-004-FWO, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-323-AE-009-001-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-323-AE-009-002-LCSH, Beverly Shade
PVN-CAT-323-AE-009-003-SHDSK, Benjamin Carter and Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-323-AE-009-004-USHD, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-323-AE-009-005-SCNL, Benjamin Carter
PVN-CAT-323-AE-010-001-FWO, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-323-AF-005-001-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-323-AG-003-001-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-323-AH-006-001-SCNL, Benjamin Carter
PVN-CAT-323-AI-003-001-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-323-B-001-001-PEND, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-323-B-009-001-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-323-B-014-001A-MANO, Benjamin Carter and Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-323-B-014-001-FWO, unknown unknown
PVN-CAT-323-B-026-001-LCSH, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-323-B-032-001-SCNL, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-323-B-032-002-FWO, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-323-B-045-001-SCNL, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-323-D-002-001-LCSH, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-323-E-013-001-SCNL, Julie Solometo
PVN-CAT-323-E-017-001-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-323-E-017-002-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-323-F-004-001-FWO, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-323-F-004-002-POLST, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-323-G-007-001-FWO, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-323-G-012-001-FWO, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-323-G-014-001A-DNUTS, Benjamin Carter
PVN-CAT-323-G-014-002A-DNUTS, Benjamin Carter
PVN-CAT-323-G-016-001-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-323-G-018-001-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-323-G-023-004-SHDSK, Marne Ausec