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 Op 02-21 Structure 4, Yann Desailly-Chanson
EPV DRW Op 02-22 Structure 4, Yann Desailly-Chanson
EPV DRW Op 02-23 Structure 4, Yann Desailly-Chanson
EPV DRW Op 02-24 Structure 12, Yann Desailly-Chanson
EPV DRW Op 02-25 Structure 12, Yann Desailly-Chanson
EPV DRW Op 02-26 plan test pit, Allison Chapman
EPV DRW Op 02-26 section test pit, Allison Chapman
EPV DRW Op 02-27 section test pit, Edwin Barnes
EPV DRW Op 02-28 section test pit, Whitney Goodwin
EPV DRW Op 02-29 section 2 test pit, Thomas Gonyea
EPV DRW Op 02-29 section test pit, Thomas Gonyea
EPV DRW Op 02-30 section test pit, John Compton
EPV DRW Op 02-31 section test pit, Jonathan Porobil
EPV DRW Op 02-32 section 2 test pit, Wileyda Cardona
EPV DRW Op 02-32 section test pit, Erlend Johnson
EPV DRW Op 02-33 section test pit, Corinne Hirai
EPV DRW Op 02-34 section test pit, Raquel Oriol
EPV DRW Op 02-35 section test pit, Erlend Johnson
EPV DRW Op 02-36 plan N Plaza test pit, Katherine Sanders
EPV DRW Op 02-36 section N Plaza test pit, Katherine Sanders
EPV DRW Op 02-37 elevation page 1 Structure 1 and 2, Roberto Ramirez
EPV DRW Op 02-37 elevation page 2 Structure 1 and 2, Roberto Ramirez
EPV DRW Op 02-37 elevation page 3 Structure 1 and 2, Roberto Ramirez
EPV DRW Op 02-37 elevation Structure 2, Thomas Gonyea
EPV DRW Op 02-37 section 2 page 1 Structure 1 and 2, Patrick Dresch
EPV DRW Op 02-37 section 2 page 2 Structure 1 and 2, Patrick Dresch
EPV DRW Op 02-37 section 2 page 3 Structure 1 and 2, Patrick Dresch
EPV DRW Op 02-37 section 3 page 2 (1) Structure 1 and 2, unknown unknown
EPV DRW Op 02-38 elevation Structure 2, Ellen Bell
EPV DRW Op 02-38 section page 1 Structure 2, Whitney Goodwin
EPV DRW Op 02-38 section page 2 Structure 2, Whitney Goodwin
EPV DRW Op 02-38 section page 3 Structure 2, Whitney Goodwin
EPV DRW Op 02-38 section page 4 Structure 2, Whitney Goodwin
EPV DRW Op 02-39 section page 1 test pit, Erlend Johnson
EPV DRW Op 02-39 section page 2 test pit, Erlend Johnson
EPV DRW Op 02-40 elevation Structure 3, Patrick Dresch
EPV DRW Op 02-40 section 1 Structure 3, Allison Chapman
EPV DRW Op 02-40 section 2 Structure 3, Allison Chapman
EPV DRW Op 02-40 section 3 Structure 3, Allison Chapman
EPV DRW Op 02-40 section 4 (1) Structure 3, Allison Chapman
EPV DRW Op 02-41 plan 2 page 1 Structure 1, Edwin Barnes
EPV DRW Op 02-41 plan 2 page 2 Structure 1, Edwin Barnes
EPV DRW Op 02-41 plan 2 page 3 Structure 1, Edwin Barnes
EPV DRW Op 02-41 plan 3 page 1 Structure 1, Edwin Barnes
EPV DRW Op 02-41 plan 3 page 2 Structure 1, Edwin Barnes
EPV DRW Op 02-41 plan 3 page 3 Structure 1, Edwin Barnes
EPV DRW Op 02-41 plan 3 page 4 Structure 1, Edwin Barnes
EPV DRW Op 02-41 plan 3 page 5 Structure 1, Edwin Barnes
EPV DRW Op 02-41 plan 3 page 6 (2) Structure 1, Edwin Barnes
EPV DRW Op 02-41 plan 3 page 7 Structure 1, Edwin Barnes
EPV DRW Op 02-41 plan 3 page 8 (1) Structure 1, Edwin Barnes
EPV DRW Op 02-41 plan 3 page 9 Structure 1, Edwin Barnes
EPV DRW Op 02-41 plan Structure 1, Edwin Barnes
EPV DRW Op 02-41 section 2 page 2 Structure 1, Edwin Barnes
EPV DRW Op 02-41 section 2 page 2 Structure 1, Edwin Barnes
EPV DRW Op 02-41 section 2 page 3 Structure 1, Edwin Barnes
EPV DRW Op 02-41 section 3 page 1 Structure 1, Edwin Barnes
EPV DRW Op 02-41 section 3 page 2 Structure 1, Edwin Barnes
EPV DRW Op 02-41 section 4 page 1 Structure 1, Edwin Barnes
EPV DRW Op 02-41 section 4 page 2 Structure 1, Edwin Barnes
EPV DRW Op 02-41 section 4 page 3 Structure 1, Edwin Barnes
EPV DRW Op 02-41 section Structure 1, Edwin Barnes
EPV DRW Op 02-42 section a Structure 10, Raquel Oriol
EPV DRW Op 02-42 section b Structure 10, Raquel Oriol
EPV DRW Op 02-43 elevation Structure 10, Raquel Oriol
EPV DRW Op 02-43 section 2 Structure 10, Raquel Oriol
EPV DRW Op 02-43 section Structure 10, Raquel Oriol
EPV DRW Op 02-45 section page 1 Structure 9, Katherine Sanders
EPV DRW Op 02-45 section page 2a Structure 9, Katherine Sanders
EPV DRW Op 02-45 section page 3 Structure 9, Katherine Sanders
EPV DRW Op 02-46 section 2 Structure 8, Jonathan Porobil
EPV DRW Op 02-46 section Structure 8, Jonathan Porobil
EPV DRW Op 02-47 elevation 1 Structure 8, Santiago Escobar Morales
EPV DRW Op 02-47 elevation page 1 Structure 8, Santiago Escobar Morales
EPV DRW Op 02-47 elevation page 2 Structure 8, Santiago Escobar Morales
EPV DRW Op 02-47 elevation page 3 (1) Structure 8, Santiago Escobar Morales
EPV DRW Op 02-47 section 2 page 1 Structure 8, Corinne Hirai
EPV DRW Op 02-47 section 2 page 2 Structure 8, Corinne Hirai
EPV DRW Op 02-47 section 2 page 3 Structure 8, Corinne Hirai
EPV DRW Op 02-47 section 3 page 1 Structure 8, Patrick Dresch
EPV DRW Op 02-47 section 3 page 2 Structure 8, Patrick Dresch
EPV DRW Op 02-47 section 3 page 3 Structure 8, Patrick Dresch
EPV DRW Op 02-47 section 4 page 1 Structure 8, Patrick Dresch
EPV DRW Op 02-47 section 4 page 2 Structure 8, Patrick Dresch
EPV DRW Op 02-47 section 4 page 3 Structure 8, Patrick Dresch
EPV DRW Op 02-47 section page 2 Structure 8, Corinne Hirai
EPV DRW Op 02-47 section page 3 Structure 8, Corinne Hirai
EPV DRW Op 02-49 section (1) Structure 10, Raquel Oriol
EPV DRW Op 02-49 section 1 Structure 10, John Compton
EPV DRW Op 02-49 section 2 Structure 10, John Compton
EPV DRW Op 02-50 elevation Structure 10, Santiago Escobar Morales
EPV DRW Op 02-50 section page 1 Structure 10, Patrick Dresch
EPV DRW Op 02-50 section page 2 Structure 10, Patrick Dresch
EPV DRW Op 02-52 plan Structure 14, Erlend Johnson
EPV DRW Op 02-52 section page 1 Structure 14, Erlend Johnson
EPV DRW Op 02-52 section page 2 Structure 14, Erlend Johnson
EPV DRW Op 02-52 section page 3 Structure 14, Erlend Johnson
EPV DRW Op 02-54 elevation 2 page 1 (1) Structure 13, Erlend Johnson
EPV DRW Op 02-54 elevation 2 page 2 (1) Structure 13, Erlend Johnson
EPV DRW Op 02-54 elevation 2 page 2 Structure 13, Erlend Johnson