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 05-12 section (1) Structure 1, Roberto Ramirez
EPV DRW Op 05-12 section 2 page 1 Structure 1, Roberto Ramirez
EPV DRW Op 05-12 section 2 page 2 Structure 1, Roberto Ramirez
EPV DRW Op 05-12 section 2 page 3 Structure 1, Roberto Ramirez
EPV DRW Op 05-12 section page 1 Structure 1, Roberto Ramirez
EPV DRW Op 05-12 section page 2 Structure 1, Roberto Ramirez
EPV DRW Op 05-12 section page 3 Structure 1, Roberto Ramirez
EPV DRW Op 05-12 section page 4 Structure 1, Roberto Ramirez
EPV DRW Op 05-13 EU plan page 1 Structure 1, Santiago Escobar Morales
EPV DRW Op 05-13 EU plan page 2 Structure 1, Santiago Escobar Morales
EPV DRW Op 05-13 EU plan Structure 1, Santiago Escobar Morales
EPV DRW Op 05-16 section 02 Structure 1, Marcello Canuto and Santiago Escobar Morales
EPV DRW Op 06-01 Str05-Rm2 Bench N facade Structure 5, Santiago Escobar Morales
EPV DRW Op 06-01 W profile Structure 5, Santiago Escobar Morales
EPV DRW Op 06-02 EU-N S profile Structure 9, unknown unknown
EPV DRW Op 06-02 Plan Structure 9, unknown unknown
EPV DRW Op 06-02 S profile Structure 9, unknown unknown
EPV DRW Op 06-03 E profile Structure 5, Santiago Escobar Morales
EPV DRW Op 06-03 Wall 1 E facade Structure 5, Santiago Escobar Morales
EPV DRW Op 06-03 Wall 2 N facade Structure 5, Santiago Escobar Morales
EPV DRW Op 06-03 Wall 4 S facade (1) Structure 5, Santiago Escobar Morales
EPV DRW Op 06-04 Plan Str. Camaron Structure 4, Charles Webber
EPV DRW Op 06-04 Profile Str. Camaron and Plan Structure 04, Charles Webber
EPV DRW Op 06-07 Perfil de pared norte con vista al sur A, Marcello Canuto and Santiago Escobar Morales
EPV DRW Op 06-07 Perfil de pared norte con vista al sur B (1), Marcello Canuto and Santiago Escobar Morales
EPV DRW Op 06-07 Planta de los pisos de piedras y de estuco A, Marcello Canuto and Santiago Escobar Morales
EPV DRW Op 06-07 Planta de los pisos de piedras y de estuco B, Marcello Canuto and Santiago Escobar Morales
EPV DRW Op 06-08 Perfil fachada sur con vista al norte A Structure 1, Marcello Canuto and Santiago Escobar Morales
EPV DRW Op 06-08 Perfil fachada sur con vista al norte B Structure 1, Marcello Canuto and Santiago Escobar Morales
EPV DRW Op 06-08 Planta A Structure 1, Marcello Canuto and Santiago Escobar Morales
EPV DRW Op 06-08 Planta B Structure 1, Marcello Canuto and Santiago Escobar Morales
EPV DRW Op 06-09-03 Base of Vessel 1 photo, unknown unknown
EPV DRW Op 06-09-11 EU-D a EP ground stone metate El Paraiso, Marcello Canuto
EPV DRW Op 06-09-11 EU-D c EP ground stone metate El Paraiso, Marcello Canuto
EPV DRW Op 06-09-25 Interior of Vessel 1 photo, Marcello Canuto
EPV DRW Op 06-09-25 Top of whole vessel photo, Marcello Canuto
EPV DRW Op 06-09-25 Whole vessel under Lothrop Floor A, Marcello Canuto and Yann Desailly-Chanson
EPV DRW Op 06-09-25 Whole vessel under Lothrop Floor B, Marcello Canuto and Yann Desailly-Chanson
EPV DRW Op 06-09 Fachada y perfil A, Marcello Canuto and Santiago Escobar Morales
EPV DRW Op 06-09 Fachada y perfil B, Marcello Canuto and Santiago Escobar Morales
EPV DRW Op 06-10 Perfil de la seccion norte con vista al sur A, Marcello Canuto and Santiago Escobar Morales
EPV DRW Op 06-10 Perfil de la seccion norte con vista al sur B (1), Marcello Canuto and Santiago Escobar Morales
EPV DRW Op 06-11 elevation page 1 Structure 5, Roberto Ramirez
EPV DRW Op 06-11 elevation page 2 Structure 5, Roberto Ramirez
EPV DRW Op 06-11 elevation page 3 Structure 5, Roberto Ramirez
EPV DRW Op 06-11 elevation page 4 Structure 5, Roberto Ramirez
EPV DRW Op 06-11 elevation Structure 5, Santiago Escobar Morales
EPV DRW Op 06-11 section page 1 Structure 9, Roberto Ramirez
EPV DRW Op 06-11 section page 2 Structure 9, Roberto Ramirez
EPV DRW Op 06-11 section Structure 5, Santiago Escobar Morales
EPV DRW Op 06-12 elevation 2 Structure 9, John Compton
EPV DRW Op 06-12 elevation Structure 9, John Compton
EPV DRW Op 06-12 section 2 Structure 9, John Compton
EPV DRW Op 06-12 section 3 Structure 9, John Compton
EPV DRW Op 06-12 section 4 Structure 9, John Compton
EPV DRW Op 06-12 section 5 Structure 9, John Compton
EPV DRW Op 06-12 section 6 Structure 9, John Compton
EPV DRW Op 06-12 section Structure 9, John Compton
EPV DRW Op 08 S-001 River section Site 3, unknown unknown
EPV DRW Op 09-01 A Structure 1, Brianna Hill, Pamela Geller, and Nathaniel DeLuca
EPV DRW Op 09-01 B Structure 1, Pamela Geller, Brianna Hill, and Nathaniel DeLuca
EPV DRW Op 09-01 - final Structure 1, Pamela Geller, Brianna Hill, and Nathaniel DeLuca
EPV DRW Op 09-02 - final Structure 2, Pamela Geller
EPV DRW Op 09-02 - plan map postholes - final Structure 2, Nathaniel DeLuca
EPV DRW Op 09-03 East Structure 5, Nathaniel DeLuca
EPV DRW Op 09-03 - final Structure 5, Nathaniel DeLuca
EPV DRW Op 09-03 North Profile C Structure 5, Nathaniel DeLuca
EPV DRW Op 09-03 North Profile D Structure 5, Nathaniel DeLuca
EPV DRW Op 09-03 North Profile X-Section A Structure 5, Nathaniel DeLuca
EPV DRW Op 09-03 North Profile X-Section B Structure 5, Nathaniel DeLuca
EPV DRW Op 09-05 - final Structure 3, Pamela Geller
EPV DRW Op 10-01 and 10-02 A (1) Structure 5, Mary Hostenske
EPV DRW Op 10-01 and 10-02 B Structure 5, Mary Hostenske
EPV DRW Op 10-01 and 10-02 C Structure 5, Mary Hostenske
EPV DRW Op 10-01 and 10-02 D Structure 5, Mary Hostenske
EPV DRW Op 10-05-04 EP ground stone metate Los Naranjitos test pit, unknown unknown
EPV DRW Op 10-05 A Soil Test, James Charton
EPV DRW Op 10-05 B Soil Test, James Charton
EPV DRW Op 10-05 C Soil Test, James Charton
EPV DRW Op 10-06 A Soil Test, James Charton
EPV DRW Op 10-06 B Soil Test, James Charton
EPV DRW Op 10-06 C Soil Test, James Charton
EPV DRW Op 10-07 A Soil Test, James Charton
EPV DRW Op 10-07 B Soil Test, James Charton
EPV DRW Op 10-07 C Soil Test test pit, James Charton
EPV DRW Op 10-08 Soil Test test pit, James Charton
EPV DRW Op 10-10 Profile A Structure 5, Mary Hostenske
EPV DRW Op 10-10 Profile B Structure 5, Mary Hostenske
EPV DRW Op 10-10 Profile C Structure 5, Mary Hostenske
EPV DRW Op 10-10 Profile D Structure 5, unknown unknown
EPV DRW Op 14-07 S-036 Str04 Section S wall Page 1 Structure 4, Ellen Bell
EPV DRW Op 14-07 S-036 Str04 Section S wall Page 2 Structure 4, Ellen Bell
EPV DRW Op xx-xx-xx EP ground stone metate El Paraiso, unknown unknown
EPV DRW S002 Str 09 Op 02_83 plan plaza floor Sheet 1 of 2 (1) Structure 9, Santiago Escobar Morales and Roberto Ramirez
EPV DRW S002 Str 09 Op 02_83 plan plaza floor Sheet 2 of 2 Structure 9, Santiago Escobar Morales and Roberto Rodriguez
EPV DRW S002 Str 09 Op 02_83 plan sherd deposit Structure 9, Roberto Ramirez
EPV DRW S002 Str 09 Op 02_83 W profile Sheet 1 of 2 Structure 9, Erlend Johnson
EPV DRW S002 Str 09 Op 02_83 W profile Sheet 2 of 2 Structure 9, Erlend Johnson
EPV DRW S002 Str 09 Op 10-39 section page 1 of 2 Structure 1, Roberto Ramirez
EPV DRW S007 Str 01 Op 10_39 W profile Sheet 2 of 2 Structure 1, unknown unknown