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 |
Catalog Sheets
PVN-CAT-98C-001-008 MANO, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-CAT-98C-005-001 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-98C-007-001 SHDSK Pierced, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-98C-017-003 CAND, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-98C-019-001 CAND, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-98C-019-001 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-98C-019-004 MTE, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-CAT-98C-022-001 LCSH, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-98C-023-001 Cermic Rod, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-98D-008-001 FWO, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-98D-008-001 MTE, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-98D-008-001 MTE_001, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-CAT-98D-008-002 FWO, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-98D-012-001 SHDSK Pierced, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-98D-012-002 PLCN, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-98D-014-001 FWO, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-98D-014-002 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-98D-014-003 CNCMPB, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-98D-018-001 SCNL, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-98E-002-001 LCSH, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-98E-002-002 CAND, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-98E-003-001 FWO, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-98E-003-002 FWO, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-98E-004-001a FWO, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-98E-004-001b FWO, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT 99C-007-001 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-99E-003-001 CNMDL, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-99E-003-002 CNLP, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-99E-003-003 CNLP, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-99E-003-004 SCNL, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-99I-003-000 MTE, unknown unknown
PVN CAT 9A-001-002 Net Weight, Nancy Condon
PVN CAT 9A-001-003 Net Weight, Marne Ausec
PVN CAT 9A-001-004 Net Weight, Matthew Dall
PVN CAT 9A-001-005 FWO, Sonya Kane
PVN CAT 9A-001-006 BIFACE, David Schafer
PVN CAT 9A-001-007 Obsidian Flake Core, Heather Mahan
PVN CAT 9A-001-009 SPNWHL, Lavinia True
PVN CAT 9A-001-010 SPNWHL, Patricia Reed
PVN CAT 9A-001-011 SPNWHL, unknown unknown
PVN CAT 9A-001-012 Net Weight, Sylvia Smith
PVN CAT 9A-001-013 Net Weight, Sylvia Smith
PVN CAT 9A-001-014 CLYBAL, Sylvia Smith
PVN CAT 9A-001-016 Obsidian Polyhedral Core, Richard Goebbel
PVN CAT 9A-002-001 HACHA, Richard Goebbel
PVN CAT 9B-006-001 STMP, Quique Posas
PVN CAT 9G-001-001 CNLP, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-Abbreviations Used in Describing Artifacts, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-Ceramic Paste Descriptions, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-D-041-001-CAND, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-F-018-013-CNLP, Louise Michaud
PVN-CAT-Op10U-LCSH, Matthew Dall and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-OP 426-MLDFWO, Patricia Urban
PVN Ceramic Analyses Op 13, Patricia Urban, Marne Ausec, Edward Schortman, et al.
PVN Ceramic Analyses Op 17, Patricia Urban, Marne Ausec, Edward Schortman, et al.
PVN-DRW-034-test pits-sketch plan, Colleen Siders
PVN-DRW-306-CA-Test Pit-Section, Marne Ausec and Rolando Rodriguez
PVN-DRW-Op 128-Structure 13-Section, Beverley Shade
PVN DRW Plan Subop 27AB, 27AC, 27AD Test Pits, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN Op 113 Ceramic Analyses, Patricia Urban, Sylvia Smith, and Edward Mark Schortman
PVN Op 31CA, 31CB, 31CC, 31CE Ceramic AnalysesSheets 2018, Patricia Urban
PVN Op 615 Ceramic Analyses, Edward Schortman
VN-CAT-037-B-033-025-CNMDL, Rebecca Reimbold and Quique Posas
VN-CAT-037-B-034-11-015-018-CNMDL, Rebecca Reimbold and Quique Posas
VN-CAT-037-D-050-001-CNMDL, Rebecca Reimbold and Quique Posas
VN-CAT-037-G-072-016-CNMDL, Krista Miller and Rolando Rodriguez
VN-CAT-038-G-032-000-MLDFWO, Ellen Bell and Quique Posas
VN-CAT-038-I-034-002-CAND, Sylvia Smith
VN-CAT-038-I-041-001-SCNL., Ann Tutton and Quique Posas
VN-CAT-038-I-045-000-EFLR, Colleen Siders
VN-CAT-042-B-033-002A-STMP, Marne Ausec
VN-CAT-042-B-074-001-LCSH, Marne Ausec
VN-CAT-042-E-003-011-WKDS, unknown unknown
VN-CAT-042-J-006-001-PLCN, Marne Ausec
VN-CAT-043-A-012-000-FWO, Ellen Bell
VN-CAT-043-A-046-003-CNCMPS, Benjamin Carter
VN-CAT-043-C-010-007-CAND, Marne Ausec
VN-CAT-043-C-027-001-CAND, Patricia Urban
VN-CAT-043-G-003-001A-CNCMPB, Patricia Urban
VN-CAT-043-G-003-001B-CNCMPB, Rolando Rodriguez
Drawings
EPC DRW EP sculpture 1-2, unknown unknown
EPV 001 Bell Field Notes 2008, Ellen Bell
EPV 030 Goodwin Field Notes 2007, Whitney Goodwin
EPV DRW 02-71 02-71 EU Plan Page 02 Structure 7, Ellen Bell
EPV DRW 02-71 El Cafetal Str07 E-W Section along Bench Page01 Structure 7, Ellen Bell
EPV DRW 02-71 El Cafetal Str07 E-W Section along Bench Page02 Structure 7, Ellen Bell
EPV DRW 02-71 El Cafetal Str07 E-W Section along W wall Page01 Structure 7, Ellen Bell
EPV DRW 02-71 El Cafetal Str07 E-W Section along W wall Page02 Structure 7, Ellen Bell
EPV DRW 02- 71 El Cafetal Str07 E-W Section Page01 Structure 7, Ellen Bell
EPV DRW 02-71 El Cafetal Str07 E-W Section Page02 Structure 7, Ellen Bell
EPV DRW 02-71 El Cafetal Str07 E-W Section Page03 Structure 7, Ellen Bell
EPV DRW 02-71 El Cafetal Str07 N-S Section Page01 (1) Structure 7, Ellen Bell
EPV DRW 02-71 El Cafetal Str07 N-S Section Page02 Structure 7, Ellen Bell
EPV DRW 02-71 El Cafetal Str07 N-S Section Page03 Structure 7, Ellen Bell
EPV DRW 02-71 EU Plan Composite Structure 07, Ellen Bell
EPV DRW 02-71 EU Plan Page 01 Structure 7, Ellen Bell
EPV DRW 02-72 North facing section (1) test pit, Erlend Johnson
EPV DRW 02-73 E-W Section Page 1a Structure 4, Roberto Ramirez and Santiago Escobar Morales
EPV DRW 02-73 E-W Section Page 1b Structure 4, Roberto Ramirez and Santiago Escobar Morales
EPV DRW 02-73 E-W Section Page 2a Structure 4, Roberto Ramirez and Santiago Escobar Morales