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 |
Analysis Sheets
PVN-CER-AN-410-E-006, Marne Ausec and Matthew Turek
PVN-CER-AN-410-E-009, Marne Ausec and Matthew Turek
PVN-CER-AN-410-E-021, Marne Ausec and Matthew Turek
PVN-CER-AN-410-F-001, Marne Ausec and Matthew Turek
PVN-CER-AN-410-F-002, Marne Ausec and Matthew Turek
PVN-CER-AN-410-F-003, Marne Ausec and Matthew Turek
PVN-CER-AN-410-F-005, Marne Ausec and Matthew Turek
PVN-CER-AN-410-F-008, Marne Ausec and Matthew Turek
PVN-CER-AN-410-F-017, Patricia Urban and Matthew Turek
PVN-CER-AN-410-G-001, Marne Ausec and Matthew Turek
PVN-CER-AN-410-G-002, Marne Ausec and Matthew Turek
PVN-CER-AN-410-G-014, Patricia Urban and Matthew Turek
PVN-CER-AN-410-H-001, Marne Ausec and Matthew Turek
PVN-CER-AN-410-H-003, Marne Ausec and Matthew Turek
PVN-CER-AN-410-H-004, Marne Ausec and Matthew Turek
PVN-CER-AN-410-H-015, Marne Ausec and Matthew Turek
PVN-CER-AN-410-H-022, Marne Ausec
PVN-CER-AN-410-H-023, Marne Ausec and Matthew Turek
PVN-CER-AN-410-H-036, Marne Ausec and Matthew Turek
PVN-CER-AN-410-I-015, Marne Ausec and Matthew Turek
PVN-CER-AN-410-I-016, Marne Ausec and Matthew Turek
PVN-CER-AN-410-I-017, Patricia Urban and Matthew Turek
PVN-CER-AN-410-I-019, Patricia Urban and Matthew Turek
PVN-CER-AN-410-I-029, Marne Ausec and Matthew Turek
PVN-CER-AN-411-B-002, Marne Ausec and Mary Morrison
PVN-CER-AN-411-B-003, Marne Ausec and Mary Morrison
PVN-CER-AN-411-B-049, Marne Ausec and Mary Morrison
PVN-CER-AN-411-B-056, Marne Ausec and Mary Morrison
PVN-CER-AN-411-B-066, Marne Ausec and Mary Morrison
PVN-CER-AN-411-B-067, Marne Ausec and Mary Morrison
PVN-CER-AN-411-B-080, Marne Ausec and Mary Morrison
PVN-CER-AN-411-B-083, Marne Ausec and Mary Morrison
PVN-CER-AN-411-B-087, Marne Ausec and Mary Morrison
PVN-CER-AN-411-B-090, Marne Ausec and Mary Morrison
PVN-CER-AN-411-B-098, Marne Ausec and Mary Morrison
PVN-CER-AN-411-C-021, Marne Ausec and Michael Kneppler
PVN-CER-AN-411-C-028, Marne Ausec and Michael Kneppler
PVN-CER-AN-411-C-032, Marne Ausec and Michael Kneppler
PVN-CER-AN-411-C-038, Marne Ausec and Michael Kneppler
PVN-CER-AN-411-C-038, Marne Ausec and Michael Kneppler
PVN-CER-AN-411-C-055, Marne Ausec and Michael Kneppler
PVN-CER-AN-411-C-056, Marne Ausec and Michael Kneppler
PVN-CER-AN-411-C-057, Marne Ausec and Michael Kneppler
PVN-CER-AN-411-C-062, Marne Ausec and Michael Kneppler
PVN-CER-AN-411-C-064, Patricia Urban and Michael Kneppler
PVN-CER-AN-411-D-007, Marne Ausec and Kai Delvendahl
PVN-CER-AN-411-D-021, Marne Ausec and Kai Delvendahl
PVN-CER-AN-411-D-024, Marne Ausec and Kai Delvendahl
PVN-CER-AN-411-D-026, Marne Ausec and Kai Delvendahl
PVN-CER-AN-411-D-028, Patricia Urban and Kai Delvendahl
PVN-CER-AN-411-D-029, Patricia Urban and Kai Delvendahl
PVN-CER-AN-411-D-031, Marne Ausec and Kai Delvendahl
PVN-CER-AN-411-D-032, Marne Ausec and Kai Delvendahl
PVN-CER-AN-411-D-049, Marne Ausec and Kai Delvendahl
PVN-CER-AN-411-E-003, Marne Ausec and Mary Morrison
PVN-CER-AN-411-E-004, Marne Ausec and Mary Morrison
PVN-CER-AN-411-E-006, Marne Ausec and Mary Morrison
PVN-CER-AN-411-E-008, Marne Ausec and Mary Morrison
PVN-CER-AN-411-E-010, Marne Ausec and Mary Morrison
PVN-CER-AN-411-E-011, Marne Ausec and Mary Morrison
PVN-CER-AN-411-E-013, Marne Ausec and Mary Morrison
PVN-CER-AN-418-A-001, Edward Schortman
PVN-CER-AN-418-B-009, Ellen Bell and Neil Ross
PVN-CER-AN-418-B-034, Ellen Bell and Neil Ross
PVN-CER-AN-418-B-047, Ellen Bell and Neil Ross
PVN-CER-AN-418-B-059, Ellen Bell and Neil Ross
PVN-CER-AN-418-C-019, Neil Ross
PVN-CER-AN-418-C-020, Ellen Bell and Neil Ross
PVN-CER-AN-418-C-021, Neil Ross and Ellen Bell
PVN-CER-AN-418-C-022, Neil Ross
PVN-CER-AN-418-C-023, Ellen Bell and Neil Ross
PVN-CER-AN-418-C-041, Ellen Bell and Neil Ross
PVN-CER-AN-418-C-056, Neil Ross and Ellen Bell
PVN-CER-AN-418-D-002, Edward Schortman and Neil Ross
PVN-CER-AN-418-D-006, Neil Ross
PVN-CER-AN-418-D-012, Ellen Bell and Neil Ross
PVN-CER-AN-418-D-015, Edward Schortman and Lavinia true
PVN-CER-AN-418-D-016, Edward Schortman and Neil Ross
PVN-LITH-AN-410, Edward Schortman
PVN-LITH-AN-411, Edward Schortman
PVN-LITH-AN-418, Edward Schortman
PVN Lithic Analysis Coding Sheet, Neil Ross
PVN Lithic Analysis Sheet 1, Neil Ross
PVN Lithic Analysis Sheet 10, Neil Ross
PVN Lithic Analysis Sheet 2, Neil Ross
PVN Lithic Analysis Sheet 3, Neil Ross
PVN Lithic Analysis Sheet 4, Neil Ross
PVN Lithic Analysis Sheet 5, Neil Ross
PVN Lithic Analysis Sheet 6, Neil Ross
PVN Lithic Analysis Sheet 7, Neil Ross
PVN Lithic Analysis Sheet 8, Neil Ross
PVN Lithic Analysis Sheet 9, Neil Ross
PVN Multiple Operations Osteological Analyses, Heather Osborn, Julie Solometo, Allyson Dietz, et al.
PVN Multiple Operations Osteological Analyses, Leslie Sering
PVN Op 021 Ceramic Analyses, Patricia Urban and Edward Schortman
PVN Op 027 Ceramic Analyses, Patricia Urban and Edward Schortman
PVN Op 031 Ceramic Analyses, Patricia Urban and Edward Schortman
PVN Op 043 Ceramic Analyses, Patricia Urban and Edward Schortman
PVN Op 100 Ceramic Analyses, Edward Schortman 4272484
PVN Op 101 Ceramic Analyses, Edward Mark Schortman and Ellen Bell