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 04-04 W section 01 Structure 1, Santiago Escobar Morales and Jonathan Bettin
EPV DRW OP 04-04 W section 02 Structure 1, Santiago Escobar Morales and Jonathan Bettin
EPV DRW OP 04-05 E section test pit, Ellen Bell
EPV DRW OP 04-06 E section Structure 1, Santiago Escobar Morales
EPV DRW OP 04-07-03 Structure 1, Ellen Bell
EPV DRW OP 04-07- 06 and 07 Plan Structure 1, Santiago Escobar Morales
EPV DRW OP 04-07-06 Plan Structure 1, Santiago Escobar Morales
EPV DRW OP 04-07 S section Structure 1, Santiago Escobar Morales
EPV DRW OP 04-07 W elevation Structure 1, Santiago Escobar Morales
EPV DRW OP 04-08 N Wall section profile, Ellen Bell
EPV DRW OP 04-08 Plan Test Pits, Ellen Bell
EPV DRW OP 04-10 E section El Paraiso, Jonathan Bettin
EPV DRW OP 04-10 Floor plan (1) Structures 4, 5, 9, Jonathan Bettin
EPV DRW OP 04-10 Plan of toba (1) Structures 4, 5, 9, Jonathan Bettin
EPV DRW OP 04-11-05 S section Str 9, Ellen Bell
EPV DRW OP 04-11-05 S section Str 9, Ellen Bell
EPV DRW OP 04-11 E section Structure 9, Jonathan Bettin
EPV DRW OP 04-11 Floor plan Structure 9, Santiago Escobar Morales
EPV DRW OP 04-11 N section Structure 9, Jonathan Bettin
EPV DRW OP 04-11 Plan of toba 01 Structure 9, Ellen Bell
EPV DRW OP 04-12 E section Plaza Test Pit, Ellen Bell
EPV DRW Op 04-15 Dibujo de perfil de seccion norte con vista del sur A Structure 2, Marcello Canuto and Santiago Escobar Morales
EPV DRW Op 04-15 Dibujo de perfil de seccion norte con vista del sur B Structure 2, Marcello Canuto and Santiago Escobar Morales
EPV DRW Op 04-15 N Sidewall Profile Units B-F A Structure 2, Yifei Mu
EPV DRW Op 04-15 N Sidewall Profile Units B-F B Structure 2, Yifei Mu
EPV DRW Op 04-15 N Sidewall Profile Units G-J A Structure 2, Yifei Mu
EPV DRW Op 04-15 N Sidewall Profile Units G-J B Structure 2, Yifei Mu
EPV DRW Op 04-15 S Sidewall Profile A Structure 2, Yifei Mu
EPV DRW Op 04-15 S Sidewall Profile B Structure 2, Yifei Mu
EPV DRW Op 05-01 Plan Structure 1, Santiago Escobar Morales
EPV DRW Op 05-01 S profile Structure 1, unknown unknown
EPV DRW Op 05-01 W profile Strucure 1, Santiago Escobar Morales
EPV DRW Op 05-02 S profile El Paraiso, Santiago Escobar Morales
EPV DRW Op 05-03 and 06-08 Lot Plans A Structure 1, Santiago Escobar Morales
EPV DRW Op 05-03 and 06-08 Lot Plans B Structure 1, Santiago Escobar Morales
EPV DRW Op 05-03 Dibujo de fachada Nuve con vista al este Structure 1, Marcello Canuto and Santiago Escobar Morales
EPV DRW Op 05-03 Dibujo de planta de fachada y de perfil monticulo 1 esquina sureste A Structure 1, Santiago Escobar Morales
EPV DRW Op 05-04 E profile a Structure 1, Marcello Canuto
EPV DRW Op 05-04 E profile b Structure 1, Marcello Canuto
EPV DRW Op 05-04 E profile c Structure 1, Marcello Canuto
EPV DRW Op 05-04 E-W profile of Blanco superstructure Structure 1, Marcello Canuto
EPV DRW Op 05-04 N-S profile of Blanco superstructure a Structure 1, Marcello Canuto and Santiago Escobar Morales
EPV DRW Op 05-04 N-S profile of Blanco superstructure b Structure 1, Marcello Canuto and Santiago Escobar Morales
EPV DRW Op 05-05 E profile, Marcello Canuto and Santiago Escobar Morales
EPV DRW Op 05-05 N profile, Marcello Canuto and Santiago Escobar Morales
EPV DRW Op 05-06 Dibujo de planta y perfil de grados y muro de talud A, Marcello Canuto and Santiago Escobar Morales
EPV DRW Op 05-07 Dibujo perfil de seccion norte con vista al sur A, Marcello Canuto and Santiago Escobar Morales
EPV DRW Op 05-07 Dibujo perfil de seccion norte con vista al sur B, Marcello Canuto and Santiago Escobar Morales
EPV DRW Op 05-08-7 EU-H c EP ground stone Structure 1, unknown unknown
EPV DRW Op 05-08 Dibujo de fachada monticulo 1 Structure 1, Marcello Canuto and Santiago Escobar Morales
EPV DRW Op 05-08 H1 sculpture Structure 1, unknown unknown
EPV DRW Op 05-08 Perfil de la seccion norte con vista al sur A, Marcello Canuto and Santiago Escobar Morales
EPV DRW Op 05-08 Perfil de la seccion norte con vista al sur B, Marcello Canuto and Santiago Escobar Morales
EPV DRW Op 05-09 elevation page 1 Structure 1, Santiago Escobar Morales
EPV DRW Op 05-09 elevation page 2 Structure 1, Santiago Escobar Morales
EPV DRW Op 05-09 EU plan 1 Structure 1, Santiago Escobar Morales
EPV DRW Op 05-09 EU plan 2 Structure 1, Santiago Escobar Morales
EPV DRW Op 05-09 EU plan page 1 Structure 1, Roberto Ramirez
EPV DRW Op 05-09 EU plan page 2 Structure 1, Roberto Ramirez
EPV DRW Op 05-09 EU plan page 3 Structure 1, Roberto Ramirez
EPV DRW Op 05-09 plan 2 page 1 Structure 1, Santiago Escobar Morales
EPV DRW Op 05-09 plan 2 page 2 sculpture Structure 1, unknown unknown
EPV DRW Op 05-09 plan page 1 Structure 1, Santiago Escobar Morales
EPV DRW Op 05-09 plan page 2 Structure 1, Santiago Escobar Morales
EPV DRW Op 05-09 section 2 Structure 1, Santiago Escobar Morales
EPV DRW Op 05-09 section 3 page 1 inked Structure 1, unknown unknown
EPV DRW Op 05-09 section 3 page 1 Structure 1, Santiago Escobar Morales
EPV DRW Op 05-09 section 3 page 2 Structure 1, Santiago Escobar Morales
EPV DRW Op 05-09 section 3 page 3 Structure 1, Jorge Gamboa
EPV DRW Op 05-09 section 3 page 4 Structure 1, Santiago Escobar Morales
EPV DRW Op 05-09 section page 1 Structure 1, Santiago Escobar Morales
EPV DRW Op 05-09 section page 2 Structure 1, Santiago Escobar Morales
EPV DRW Op 05-10 EU plan page 1 Structure 1, Santiago Escobar Morales
EPV DRW Op 05-10 EU plan page 2 Structure 1, Santiago Escobar Morales
EPV DRW Op 05-10 plan page 1 Structure 1, Jorge Gamboa
EPV DRW Op 05-10 plan page 2 Structure 1, Jorge Gamboa
EPV DRW Op 05-10 plan page 4a Structure 1, Jorge Gamboa
EPV DRW Op 05-10 section page 1 Structure 1, Santiago Escobar Morales
EPV DRW Op 05-10 section page 2 Structure 1, Santiago Escobar Morales
EPV DRW Op 05-10 section page 3 Structure 1, Santiago Escobar Morales
EPV DRW Op 05-10 section page 4 Structure 1, Santiago Escobar Morales
EPV DRW Op 05-10 section page 5 Structure 1, Santiago Escobar Morales
EPV DRW Op 05-11 elevation Structure 1, Santiago Escobar Morales
EPV DRW Op 05-11 EU plan 2 page 1 Structure 1, Santiago Escobar Morales
EPV DRW Op 05-11 EU plan 2 page 2 Structure 1, Santiago Escobar Morales
EPV DRW Op 05-11 EU plan 2 page 3 (1) Structure 1, Santiago Escobar Morales
EPV DRW Op 05-11 EU plan page 1 Structure 1, Santiago Escobar Morales
EPV DRW Op 05-11 EU plan page 2 Structure 1, Santiago Escobar Morales
EPV DRW Op 05-11 EU plan page 3 Structure 1, Santiago Escobar Morales
EPV DRW Op 05-11 section page 1 Structure 1, Santiago Escobar Morales
EPV DRW Op 05-11 section page 2a Structure 1, Santiago Escobar Morales
EPV DRW Op 05-11 section page 2 Structure 1, Santiago Escobar Morales
EPV DRW Op 05-12 EU plan page 1 Structure 1, Roberto Ramirez
EPV DRW Op 05-12 EU plan page 2 Structure 1, Roberto Ramirez
EPV DRW Op 05-12 plan page 1 Structure 1, Roberto Ramirez
EPV DRW Op 05-12 plan page 2 Structure 1, Roberto Ramirez
EPV DRW Op 05-12 plan page 3a Structure 1, Roberto Ramirez
EPV DRW Op 05-12 plan page 3 Structure 1, Roberto Ramirez
EPV DRW Op 05-12 plan page 4 Structure 1, Roberto Ramirez
EPV DRW Op 05-12 plan page 5 Structure 1, Roberto Ramirez