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 9G-001-001 CNLP, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-D-041-001-CAND, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-F-018-013-CNLP, Louise Michaud
PVN Ceramic Analyses Op 13, Patricia Urban, Marne Ausec, Edward Schortman, et al.
PVN Ceramic Analyses Op 17, Patricia Urban, Marne Ausec, Edward Schortman, et al.
PVN-DRW-034-test pits-sketch plan, Colleen Siders
PVN-DRW-306-CA-Test Pit-Section, Marne Ausec and Rolando Rodriguez
PVN Op 113 Ceramic Analyses, Patricia Urban, Sylvia Smith, and Edward Mark Schortman
PVN Op 615 Ceramic Analyses, Edward Schortman
VN-CAT-037-B-033-025-CNMDL, Rebecca Reimbold and Quique Posas
VN-CAT-037-B-034-11-015-018-CNMDL, Rebecca Reimbold and Quique Posas
VN-CAT-037-D-050-001-CNMDL, Rebecca Reimbold and Quique Posas
VN-CAT-037-G-072-016-CNMDL, Krista Miller and Rolando Rodriguez
VN-CAT-038-G-032-000-MLDFWO, Ellen Bell and Quique Posas
VN-CAT-038-I-034-002-CAND, Sylvia Smith
VN-CAT-038-I-041-001-SCNL., Ann Tutton and Quique Posas
VN-CAT-038-I-045-000-EFLR, Colleen Siders
VN-CAT-042-B-033-002A-STMP, Marne Ausec
VN-CAT-042-B-074-001-LCSH, Marne Ausec
VN-CAT-042-E-003-011-WKDS, unknown unknown
VN-CAT-042-J-006-001-PLCN, Marne Ausec
VN-CAT-043-A-012-000-FWO, Ellen Bell
VN-CAT-043-A-046-003-CNCMPS, Benjamin Carter
VN-CAT-043-C-010-007-CAND, Marne Ausec
VN-CAT-043-C-027-001-CAND, Patricia Urban
VN-CAT-043-G-003-001A-CNCMPB, Patricia Urban
VN-CAT-043-G-003-001B-CNCMPB, Rolando Rodriguez
Drawings
EPC DRW EP sculpture 1-2, unknown unknown
EPV 001 Bell Field Notes 2008, Ellen Bell
EPV 030 Goodwin Field Notes 2007, Whitney Goodwin
EPV DRW 02-71 02-71 EU Plan Page 02 Structure 7, Ellen Bell
EPV DRW 02-71 El Cafetal Str07 E-W Section along Bench Page01 Structure 7, Ellen Bell
EPV DRW 02-71 El Cafetal Str07 E-W Section along Bench Page02 Structure 7, Ellen Bell
EPV DRW 02-71 El Cafetal Str07 E-W Section along W wall Page01 Structure 7, Ellen Bell
EPV DRW 02-71 El Cafetal Str07 E-W Section along W wall Page02 Structure 7, Ellen Bell
EPV DRW 02- 71 El Cafetal Str07 E-W Section Page01 Structure 7, Ellen Bell
EPV DRW 02-71 El Cafetal Str07 E-W Section Page02 Structure 7, Ellen Bell
EPV DRW 02-71 El Cafetal Str07 E-W Section Page03 Structure 7, Ellen Bell
EPV DRW 02-71 El Cafetal Str07 N-S Section Page01 (1) Structure 7, Ellen Bell
EPV DRW 02-71 El Cafetal Str07 N-S Section Page02 Structure 7, Ellen Bell
EPV DRW 02-71 El Cafetal Str07 N-S Section Page03 Structure 7, Ellen Bell
EPV DRW 02-71 EU Plan Composite Structure 07, Ellen Bell
EPV DRW 02-71 EU Plan Page 01 Structure 7, Ellen Bell
EPV DRW 02-72 North facing section (1) test pit, Erlend Johnson
EPV DRW 02-73 E-W Section Page 1a Structure 4, Roberto Ramirez and Santiago Escobar Morales
EPV DRW 02-73 E-W Section Page 1b Structure 4, Roberto Ramirez and Santiago Escobar Morales
EPV DRW 02-73 E-W Section Page 2a Structure 4, Roberto Ramirez and Santiago Escobar Morales
EPV DRW 02-73 E-W Section Page 2b Structure 4, Roberto Ramirez and Santiago Escobar Morales
EPV DRW 02-73 E-W Section Page 3a Structure 4, Roberto Ramirez and Santiago Escobar Morales
EPV DRW 02-73 E-W Section Page 3b Structure 4, Roberto Ramirez and Santiago Escobar Morales
EPV DRW 02-73 N-S Section Page 01 Structure 4, Whitney Goodwin
EPV DRW 02-73 N-S Section Page 04 Structure 4, Whitney Goodwin
EPV DRW 02-73 Section Page 01 Structure 4, Whitney Goodwin
EPV DRW 02-73 Section Page 02 Structure 4, Whitney Goodwin
EPV DRW 02-73 Section Page 03 Structure 4, Whitney Goodwin
EPV DRW 02-73 Section Page 04 Structure 4, Whitney Goodwin
EPV DRW 02-74 EU Map Page 01 Structure 6, Erlend Johnson
EPV DRW 02-74 EU Map Page 02 Structure 6, Erlend Johnson
EPV DRW 02-74-Profile Structure 6, Erlend Johnson
EPV DRW 02-74 Section Page 01 Structure 6, Erlend Johnson
EPV DRW 02-74 Section Page 02 Structure 6, Erlend Johnson
EPV DRW 02-74 Section Page 03 Structure 6, Erlend Johnson
EPV DRW 02-74 Section Page 04 Structure 6, Erlend Johnson
EPV DRW 02-75 Scan1 Part 1 Structure 5, Thomas Gonyea
EPV DRW 02-75 Scan1 Part 2 Structure 5, Thomas Gonyea
EPV DRW 02-75 Scan2 Part 1 Structure 5, Thomas Gonyea
EPV DRW 02-75 Scan2 Part 2 Structure 5, Thomas Gonyea
EPV DRW 02-75 Scan2 Part 3 Structure 5, Thomas Gonyea
EPV DRW 02-75 Scan2 Part 4 (1) Structure 5, Thomas Gonyea
EPV DRW 02-76 Scan Part 1 Structure 5, Thomas Gonyea
EPV DRW 02-76 Scan Part 2 Structure 5, Thomas Gonyea
EPV DRW 02-76 Scan Part 3 Structure 5, Thomas Gonyea
EPV DRW 02-77-profile Structure 6, Erlend Johnson
EPV DRW 02-77 Section Page 01 Structure 6, Erlend Johnson
EPV DRW 02-77 Section Page 02 Structure 6, Erlend Johnson
EPV DRW 02-78 Scan (1) Structure 5, Thomas Gonyea
EPV DRW 02-79 Scan Part 1 Structure 5, Thomas Gonyea
EPV DRW 02-79 Scan Part 2 Structure 5, Thomas Gonyea
EPV DRW 02-80, 81, 82 sections Page 01 Test pits, Whitney Goodwin
EPV DRW 02-80, 81, 82 sections Page 02 TEST PITS, Whitney Goodwin
EPV DRW 03-22 str6 east wall Structure 6, Mary Hostenske
EPV DRW 03-22 str6 Structure 6, Mary Hostenske
EPV DRW 03-23 str7 east wall Structure 7, Mary Hostenske
EPV DRW 03-23 str7 south wall Structure 7, Mary Hostenske
EPV DRW 03-24 east wall Page 01 Structure 8, unknown unknown
EPV DRW 03-24 east wall Page 02 Structure 8, unknown unknown
EPV DRW 03-24 str8 north wall Structure 8, Mary Hostenske
EPV DRW 03-25 str11 east wall Structure 11, Mary Hostenske
EPV DRW 03-25 str11 Structure 11, Mary Hostenske
EPV DRW 03-26 Eastern Profile Str14 EUAB Structure 14, Pamela Geller
EPV DRW 03-26 Southern Profile Str14 EUA Structure 14, Pamela Geller
EPV DRW 03-28 str15 east wall Structure 15, Mary Hostenske
EPV DRW 03-28 str15 north wall Structure 15, Mary Hostenske
EPV DRW 03-29 str15 east wall Structure 15, Mary Hostenske
EPV DRW 03-29 str15 north wall Structure 15, Mary Hostenske
EPV DRW 03-30 North Profile EUB Str14 Structure 14, Pamela Geller
EPV DRW 03-30 str14 north wall EUA Structure 14, Pamela Geller and Mary Hostenske
EPV DRW 03-30 West Profile Str14 Structure 14, Pamela Geller and Mary Hostenske
EPV DRW 03-31 Section (2) Structure 9, Roberto Ramirez
EPV DRW 03-32 Section Structure 12, Roberto Ramirez