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 S007 Str 02 Op 10_38 N profile Sheet 1 of 2 Structure 2, Santiago Escobar Morales
EPV DRW S007 Str 02 Op 10_38 N profile Sheet 2 of 2 (1) Structure 2, Santiago Escobar Morales
EPV DRW S007 Str 02 Op 10_38 plan (1) Structure 2, Santiago Escobar Morales
EPV DRW S007 Str 02 Op 10_38 S profile Sheet 1 of 2 Structure 2, Roberto Ramirez and Santiago Escobar Morales
EPV DRW S007 Str 02 Op 10_38 S profile Sheet 2 of 2 Structure 2, Roberto Ramirez and Santiago Escobar Morales
EPV DRW S007 Str 03 Op 10_35 central profile Sheet 1 of 3 Structure 3, Roberto Ramirez
EPV DRW S007 Str 03 Op 10_35 central profile Sheet 2 of 3 Structure 3, Roberto Ramirez
EPV DRW S007 Str 03 Op 10_35 central profile Sheet 3 of 3 Structure 3, Roberto Ramirez
EPV DRW S007 Str 03 Op 10_35 W wall elevation Structure 3, Roberto Ramirez
EPV DRW S007 Str 03 Op 10_36 N profile Sheet 1 of 3 Structure 3, Jasmin Valenzuela
EPV DRW S007 Str 03 Op 10_36 N profile Sheet 2 of 3 Structure 3, Jasmin Valenzuela
EPV DRW S007 Str 03 Op 10_36 N profile Sheet 3 of 3 Structure 3, Jasmin Valenzuela
EPV DRW S007 Str 03 Op 10_37 E profile Sheet 1 of 2 Structure 3, Michelle Kittel
EPV DRW S007 Str 03 Op 10_37 E profile Sheet 2 of 2 Structure 3, Michelle Kittel
EPV DRW S007 Str06 Op 10_34 N facade Sheet 1 of 2 Structure 6, unknown unknown
EPV DRW S007 Str06 Op 10_34 N facade Sheet 2 of 2 Structure 6, unknown unknown
EPV DRW S007 Str 09 Op 10_32 E profile Sheet 2 of 2 Structure 9, Erlend Johnson
EPV DRW S007 Str 12 N side Op 10_32 E profile Sheet 1 of 2 Structure 12, Roberto Ramirez
EPV DRW S007 Str 12 N side Op 10_32 E profile Sheet 2 of 2a Structure 12, Roberto Ramirez
EPV DRW S007 Str 12 N side Op 10_32 plan view Structure 12, Santiago Escobar Morales and Roberto Ramirez
EPV DRW S007 Str 12 Op 10_30 S wall elevation Structure 12, Roberto Ramirez
EPV DRW S007 Str 12 Op 10_31 W profile Structure 12, Mary Hostenske
EPV DRW S007 Str 12 S side Op 10_30 W profile Sheet 1 of 2 Structure 12, Roberto Ramirez
EPV DRW S007 Str 12 S side Op 10_30 W profile Sheet 2 of 2 Structure 12, Roberto Ramirez
EPV DRW S010 Str 01 Op 10_33 W profile Sheet 1 of 2 Structure 1, Roberto Ramirez
EPV DRW S010 Str 01 Op 10_33 W profile Sheet 2 of 2 (2) Structure 1, Roberto Ramirez
EPV DRW S-01 South construction phases El Paraiso, unknown unknown
EPV DRW Site 007 Site Map showing excavations, Ellen Bell
EPV DRW Site 12 12-02 str2S north wall Structure 2, Mary Hostenske
EPV DRW Site 7 Plan Points, Ellen Bell
EPV DRW Sites 38 and 36 Site Maps showing excavations, Ellen Bell
EPV DRW Surface Collection Op xx-xx-xx S-007 EP ground stone metate Site 07, Mary Hostenske
EPV DW Op 05-01 S profile bw Structure 1 inked, unknown unknown
EPV Op 02-01 section drawing, Ellen Bell
EPV Op 02-02 section drawing, unknown unknown
EPV Op 02-03 section drawing, Ellen Bell
EPV Op 03-01 section drawing Str 1, unknown unknown
EPV Op 03-02 section drawing Str 1, Ellen Bell
EPV Op 03-03 section drawing plaza, Ellen Bell
EPV Op 03-04 section drawing Str 3, unknown unknown
EPV Op 04-01 section drawing Str 1, Ellen Bell and Marcello Canuto
EPV Op 04-02 section drawing Str 2, Ellen Bell
OP EPV 04-03, 04-08 Walls 1 and 2 N side Test Pits, Ellen Bell
PBN-DRW-128-H Y Z AD-Str 7-Excavation Unit Plan, Amanda Moser
PC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 39-Str 222-Section, Brandon Liverence
PNC-DRW-Op 136-2A-Str 2-Section, Bryan Robbins
PSB 100F Section Structure 11, Timothy Johnson
PSB 23D, 23G, 23J Excavation Plan Structure 19, Edward Mark Schortman
PSB 23K, 23L, 23P, 23Q, 23R Excavation Plan Structures 4, 5, 8, Edward Mark Schortman
PSB 320D/001 Drawing Ground Stone Tool Structure 15, Armando not recorded
PSB 325B Section Structure 6, Marie Hamilton
PSB 68C Section Structure 3, Marie Hamilton
PSB 69B, 69C, 69D Excavation Plans Structures 1, 2, 4, Edward Mark Schortman
PSB 70 Site Map, Edward Mark Schortman
PSB CAT 320D-001-001 MTE, Thomas Melchionne
PSB CAT 33A-002-001 MTE, Alec Harris
PSB CAT 343B-001-001 CNLP Modeled, Colleen Siders
PSB-Drawing-Op 106-Metate Fragments, Adam Carpenter
PSB Lot 106W/008 Special Deposit 10 Plan Structures 12 and 19, Colleen Siders
PSB Lot 106W/029 Special Deposit 13 Plan Structures 12 and 19, Colleen Siders
PSB Op 106 Special Deposit 1 Plan Structures 1 and 2, Patricia A. Urban
PSB Op 150 Special Deposit 1 Plan, Patricia A. Urban
PSB Op 350 Stone Features, Julie Benyo
PSB Site 106 Special Deposit 2 Plan, Patricia Urban
PSB Site 106 Special Deposit 3 Plan, Patricia Urban
PSB Site 109 Map, Earl Sissell
PSB Site 110 Map, Edward Mark Schortman
PSB Site 110 Map, Edward Mark Schortman
PSB Site 111 Map, Earl Sissell
PSB Site 112 Map, Earl Sissell
PSB Site 118 Map, Earl Sissell
PSB Site 119 Map, Edward Mark Schortman
PSB Site 119 Map, Earl Sissell
PSB Site 11 Map, Edward Mark Schortman
PSB Site 120 Map, Edward Mark Schortman
PSB Site 120 Map, Edward Mark Schortman
PSB Site 121 Map, Earl Sissell
PSB Site 122 Map, Earl Sissell
PSB Site 124 Map, Edward Mark Schortman
PSB Site 124 Map, Edward Mark Schortman
PSB Site 125 Map, Edward Mark Schortman
PSB Site 125 Map.jpg, Edward Mark Schortman
PSB Site 126 Map, Edward Mark Schortman
PSB Site 126 Map, Edward Mark Schortman
PSB Site 127 Map, Edward Mark Schortman
PSB Site 128 Map, Edward Mark Schortman
PSB Site 128 Map, Edward Mark Schortman
PSB Site 12 Map, Edward Mark Schortman
PSB Site 148 Map, Edward Mark Schortman
PSB Site 14 Map, Edward Mark Schortman
PSB Site 152 Map, Edward Mark Schortman
PSB Site 153 Map, Edward Mark Schortman
PSB Site 155 Map, Edward Mark Schortman
PSB Site 157 Map, Adam Carpenter
PSB Site 159 Map, Marta Johnson
PSB Site 162 Map, Edward Mark Schortman
PSB Site 163 Map, Warren Teitz
PSB Site 164 Map, Edward Mark Schortman
PSB Site 166 Map, Edward Mark Schortman
PSB Site 169 Map, Edward Mark Schortman