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 |
Drawings
EPV DRW 13-02 Final Plan Str01 EUBCD w steps & postholes Structure 1, Mary Hostenske
EPV DRW 13-02 North Profile Str01 EUB Structure 1, Pamela Geller
EPV DRW 13-02 North Profile Str01 EUCD Structure 1, Pamela Geller
EPV DRW 13-02 Plan Postholes 1 & 2 Str01 EUB (1) Structure 1, Pamela Geller
EPV DRW 13-02 West Profile Str01 EUABC Structure 1, Pamela Geller
EPV DRW 13-03 patio test pit, Mary Hostenske
EPV DRW 13-04 east wall Structure 9, Mary Hostenske
EPV DRW 13-04 north wall Structure 9, Mary Hostenske
EPV DRW 13-05 north wall Structure 9, Mary Hostenske
EPV DRW 13-05 west wall Structure 9, Mary Hostenske
EPV DRW 13-06 east wall EUC Structure 9, Mary Hostenske
EPV DRW 13-06 east wall Structure 9, Mary Hostenske
EPV DRW 13-06 Plan of Partial Vessel Structure 9, Mary Hostenske
EPV DRW 14-01 S-036 Str01 Section Page 1 Structure 1, Ellen Bell
EPV DRW 14-01 S-036 Str01 Section Page 2 Structure 1, Ellen Bell
EPV DRW 14-01 S-036 Str01 Section Page 3 Structure 1, Ellen Bell
EPV DRW 14-01 S-036 Str01 Section W Structure 1, Ellen Bell
EPV DRW 14-02 S-036 Str02 and 03 Section Page 1 (1) Structures 2 and 3, Ellen Bell
EPV DRW 14-02 S-036 Str02 and 03 Section Page 2 Structures 2 and 3, Ellen Bell
EPV DRW 14-02 S-036 Str02 and 03 Section Page 3 Structures 2 and 3, Ellen Bell
EPV DRW 14-03 S-036 Str06 Section Structure 6, Ellen Bell
EPV DRW 14-04 S-038 Str01 section 1 of 2 Structure 1, Ellen Bell
EPV DRW 14-04 S-038 Str01 section 2 of 2 (3) Structure 1, Ellen Bell
EPV DRW 14-04 S-038 Str01 section Structure 1, Ellen Bell
EPV DRW 14-05 S-038 Str05 section Structure 5, Ellen Bell
EPV DRW 14-06 S-038 Str04 section page 1 Structure 4, Ellen Bell
EPV DRW 14-06 S-038 Str04 section page 2 Structure 4, Ellen Bell
EPV DRW 14-07 S-036 Str04 Section Page 1 Structure 4, Ellen Bell
EPV DRW 14-07 S-036 Str04 Section Page2 Structure 4, Ellen Bell
EPV DRW 15-01 Paso 1 test pit, Santiago Escobar Morales
EPV DRW 16-01 Perfil Este Site 67 Structure 1, Catalina Lopez
EPV DRW 16-02 Sitio 67 Perfil Sur Structure 1, Catalina Lopez
EPV DRW EP 009 A pencil 2 Sculpture El Paraiso, unknown unknown
EPV DRW EP 030 (1) Sculpture El Paraiso, unknown unknown
EPV DRW EP 030 a Sculpture Structure 1, unknown unknown
EPV DRW EP 032B ink El Paraiso, Ellen Bell
EPV DRW EP 032B pencil El Paraiso, unknown unknown
EPV DRW EP 033B Sculpture El Paraiso, unknown unknown
EPV DRW EP 033B top view sculpture El Paraiso, unknown unknown
EPV DRW EP 033 front 2 El Paraiso, unknown unknown
EPV DRW EP 033 front El Paraiso, unknown unknown
EPV DRW EP 033 rear view El Paraiso, unknown unknown
EPV DRW EP 033 side 2 El Paraiso, unknown unknown
EPV DRW EP 033 side El Paraiso, unknown unknown
EPV DRW EP 033 side view 2 El Paraiso, unknown unknown
EPV DRW EP 033 side view El Paraiso, unknown unknown
EPV DRW EP 036 sculpture El Paraiso, unknown unknown
EPV DRW EP 051 drawing, unknown unknown
EPV DRW EP figurine 02-34-14 (1) plaza test pit, unknown unknown
EPV DRW EP pottery 06-09-20 a El Paraiso, unknown unknown
EPV DRW EP pottery 06-09-20 c El Paraiso, unknown unknown
EPV DRW EP pottery 06-09-25 El Paraiso, unknown unknown
EPV DRW EP pottery 10-03-09 Structure 5, unknown unknown
EPV DRW EP pottery 10-06-03 (1) test pit, unknown unknown
EPV DRW EP pottery 10-07-08 test pit, unknown unknown
EPV DRW EP pottery 10-10-02 (1) Structure 5, unknown unknown
EPV DRW EP pottery 10-12-02 Structure 14, unknown unknown
EPV DRW EP sculpture 02-41-035 a Structure 1, unknown unknown
EPV DRW EP sculpture 02-41-035 c Structure 1, unknown unknown
EPV DRW EP sculpture 06-09-08 El Paraiso, unknown unknown
EPV DRW EP sculpture 06-09-17 (2) El Paraiso, unknown unknown
EPV DRW EP sculpture 1-1, unknown unknown
EPV DRW EP sculpture 1-3, unknown unknown
EPV DRW EP sculpture 1-4, unknown unknown
EPV DRW EP sculpture head a El Paraiso, unknown unknown
EPV DRW EP sculpture PPN frotal a El Paraiso, unknown unknown
EPV DRW EP Sculpture Untitled 4 El Paraiso, unknown unknown
EPV DRW EP Sculpture Untitled 5, unknown unknown
EPV DRW EP Sculpture Untitled 6 El Paraiso, unknown unknown
EPV DRW EP Whole Vessel 1, unknown unknown
EPV DRW EP Whole Vessel 2, unknown unknown
EPV DRW EP Whole Vessel 3, unknown unknown
EPV DRW EP Whole Vessel 4, unknown unknown
EPV DRW EP Whole vessel 5, unknown unknown
EPV DRW EP Whole vessel 6 (2), unknown unknown
EPV DRW inked drawing unknown sculpture Structure 1, unknown unknown
EPV DRW Lithics Image 01, unknown unknown
EPV DRW Lithics Image 03, unknown unknown
EPV DRW Lithics Image 04, unknown unknown
EPV DRW Op 01-11-01 EP ground stone, unknown unknown
EPV DRW OP 02-07 W section test pit, Acacia Clark and Marcello Canuto
EPV DRW OP 02-08 Wall 1 plan (1) Structure 5, Marcello Canuto
EPV DRW OP 02-08 W section Structure 5, Marcello Canuto
EPV DRW OP 02-09 S section (1) Structure 4, unknown unknown
EPV DRW OP 02-10 N section Structure 4, Marcello Canuto
EPV DRW OP 02-11 N section (2) Structures 3 and 4, unknown unknown
EPV DRW OP 02-12 N section Structure 1, unknown unknown
EPV DRW OP 02-12 S section Structure 1, unknown unknown
EPV DRW Op 02-14 Elevation Worksheet A Structure 2, Ellen Bell
EPV DRW Op 02-14 Elevation Worksheet B Structure 2, Ellen Bell
EPV DRW Op 02-14 North Wall of Trench A Structure 2, Ellen Bell
EPV DRW Op 02-14 North Wall of Trench B Structure 2, Ellen Bell
EPV DRW Op 02-14 North Wall of Trench Prelim Dwg A Structure 2, Ellen Bell
EPV DRW Op 02-14 North Wall of Trench Prelim Dwg B Structure 2, Ellen Bell
EPV DRW Op 02-15 A Structure 1, Ellen Bell and Santiago Escobar Morales
EPV DRW Op 02-15 B Structure 1, Ellen Bell
EPV DRW Op 02-16 test pit, Lawrence Levan
EPV DRW Op 02-17 test pit, Lawrence Levan
EPV DRW Op 02-19 test pit, Lawrence Levan
EPV DRW Op 02-20 Structure 4, Yann Desailly-Chanson