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 05-15 Str01 E-W Section Page 11 Structure 1, Santiago Escobar Morales
EPV DRW 05-15 Str01 E-W Section Page 12 Structure 1, Santiago Escobar Morales
EPV DRW 05-16 section 01 Structure 1, Marcello Canuto and Santiago Escobar Morales
EPV DRW 05-16 section 02 01 Structure 1, Marcello Canuto and Santiago Escobar Morales
EPV DRW 05-16 section 02 Page 02 Structure 1, Marcello Canuto and Santiago Escobar Morales
EPV DRW 06-13,44,48,49,50,52 Page 1a Structure 9, Roberto Ramirez
EPV DRW 06-13,44,48,49,50,52 Page 1b Structure 9, Roberto Ramirez
EPV DRW 06-13 Section Page 1 Structure 9, Roberto Ramirez
EPV DRW 06-13 Section Page 2a Structure 9, Roberto Ramirez
EPV DRW 06-13 Section Page 2b Structure 9, Roberto Ramirez
EPV DRW 06-13 Section Page 3a Structure 9, Roberto Ramirez
EPV DRW 06-13 Section Page 3b Structure 9, Roberto Ramirez
EPV DRW 06-13 Section Page 4a Structure 9, Roberto Ramirez
EPV DRW 06-13 Section Page 4b Structure 9, Roberto Ramirez
EPV DRW 06-13 Section Page 5a Structure 9, Roberto Ramirez
EPV DRW 06-13 Section Page 5b Structure 9, Roberto Ramirez
EPV DRW 06-13 Section Page 6a (1) Structure 9, Roberto Ramirez
EPV DRW 06-13 Section Page 6b Structure 9, Roberto Ramirez
EPV DRW 10-14 Section 01 Structure 13, Stefanie Griffin
EPV DRW 10-15 Plan 02 Structure 13, Catalina Lopez
EPV DRW 10-15 Plan Structure 13, Mary Hostenske
EPV DRW 10-15 Section 01 Structure 13, Mary Hostenske
EPV DRW 10-16 Plan Structure 7, Mary Hostenske
EPV DRW 10-16 Section (1) Structure 7, Mary Hostenske
EPV DRW 10-17 Plan Structure 10, Mary Hostenske
EPV DRW 10-17 Section Structure 10, Mary Hostenske
EPV DRW 10-18 10-24 Elevation and Section Structures 10 and 12, Mary Hostenske
EPV DRW 10-18 Section Structure 10, Mary Hostenske
EPV DRW 10-19 Section 02 test pit, Catalina Lopez
EPV DRW 10-19 Section test pit, Mary Hostenske
EPV DRW 10-20 Section Page 01 Structure 9, Mary Hostenske
EPV DRW 10-20 Section Page 02 Structure 9, Mary Hostenske
EPV DRW 10-21 Section Structure 9, Mary Hostenske
EPV DRW 10-22 Section Structure 8, Mary Hostenske
EPV DRW 10-23 Section Structure 8, Mary Hostenske
EPV DRW 10-24 Section Structure 12, Mary Hostenske
EPV DRW 10-25 Profile Page 1 of 2 Structure 15, Mary Hostenske
EPV DRW 10-25 Profile Page 2 of 2 Structure 15, Mary Hostenske
EPV DRW 10-26 Plan Page 1 of 2 (1) Structure 20, Mary Hostenske
EPV DRW 10-26 Plan Page 2 of 2 (1) Structure 20, Mary Hostenske
EPV DRW 10-26 Profile page 2 of 2 Structure 20, Mary Hostenske
EPV DRW 10-27 Plan EU E and F Vase Drawing Structure 20, Mary Hostenske
EPV DRW 10-28 Lot3 Plan Pot Smash EU Structure 20, unknown unknown
EPV DRW 10-40 S010 Str 01 Op 10_40 elevation wall (1) Structure 1, Santiago Escobar Morales
EPV DRW 10-40 S010 Str 01 Op 10_40 E profile Sheet 1 of 3 Structure 1, Santiago Escobar Morales
EPV DRW 10-40 S010 Str 01 Op 10_40 E profile Sheet 2 of 3 Structure 1, Santiago Escobar Morales
EPV DRW 10-40 S010 Str 01 Op 10_40 E profile Sheet 3 of 3 Structure 1, Santiago Escobar Morales
EPV DRW 10-40 S010 Str 01 Op 10_40 N wall elevation Structure 1, Santiago Escobar Morales
EPV DRW 12-01 str1 Structure 1, Mary Hostenske
EPV DRW 12-03 patio test pit, Mary Hostenske
EPV DRW 12-04 str5 Page 02 Structure 5, Mary Hostenske
EPV DRW 13-01 Plan Posthole EUA Str01 Structure 1, Pamela Geller
EPV DRW 13-01 West Profile Str01 Structure 1, Pamela Geller
EPV DRW 13-02 Final Plan Str01 EUBCD w steps & postholes Structure 1, Mary Hostenske
EPV DRW 13-02 North Profile Str01 EUB Structure 1, Pamela Geller
EPV DRW 13-02 North Profile Str01 EUCD Structure 1, Pamela Geller
EPV DRW 13-02 Plan Postholes 1 & 2 Str01 EUB (1) Structure 1, Pamela Geller
EPV DRW 13-02 West Profile Str01 EUABC Structure 1, Pamela Geller
EPV DRW 13-03 patio test pit, Mary Hostenske
EPV DRW 13-04 east wall Structure 9, Mary Hostenske
EPV DRW 13-04 north wall Structure 9, Mary Hostenske
EPV DRW 13-05 north wall Structure 9, Mary Hostenske
EPV DRW 13-05 west wall Structure 9, Mary Hostenske
EPV DRW 13-06 east wall EUC Structure 9, Mary Hostenske
EPV DRW 13-06 east wall Structure 9, Mary Hostenske
EPV DRW 13-06 Plan of Partial Vessel Structure 9, Mary Hostenske
EPV DRW 14-01 S-036 Str01 Section Page 1 Structure 1, Ellen Bell
EPV DRW 14-01 S-036 Str01 Section Page 2 Structure 1, Ellen Bell
EPV DRW 14-01 S-036 Str01 Section Page 3 Structure 1, Ellen Bell
EPV DRW 14-01 S-036 Str01 Section W Structure 1, Ellen Bell
EPV DRW 14-02 S-036 Str02 and 03 Section Page 1 (1) Structures 2 and 3, Ellen Bell
EPV DRW 14-02 S-036 Str02 and 03 Section Page 2 Structures 2 and 3, Ellen Bell
EPV DRW 14-02 S-036 Str02 and 03 Section Page 3 Structures 2 and 3, Ellen Bell
EPV DRW 14-03 S-036 Str06 Section Structure 6, Ellen Bell
EPV DRW 14-04 S-038 Str01 section 1 of 2 Structure 1, Ellen Bell
EPV DRW 14-04 S-038 Str01 section 2 of 2 (3) Structure 1, Ellen Bell
EPV DRW 14-04 S-038 Str01 section Structure 1, Ellen Bell
EPV DRW 14-05 S-038 Str05 section Structure 5, Ellen Bell
EPV DRW 14-06 S-038 Str04 section page 1 Structure 4, Ellen Bell
EPV DRW 14-06 S-038 Str04 section page 2 Structure 4, Ellen Bell
EPV DRW 14-07 S-036 Str04 Section Page 1 Structure 4, Ellen Bell
EPV DRW 14-07 S-036 Str04 Section Page2 Structure 4, Ellen Bell
EPV DRW 15-01 Paso 1 test pit, Santiago Escobar Morales
EPV DRW 16-01 Perfil Este Site 67 Structure 1, Catalina Lopez
EPV DRW 16-02 Sitio 67 Perfil Sur Structure 1, Catalina Lopez
EPV DRW EP 009 A pencil 2 Sculpture El Paraiso, unknown unknown
EPV DRW EP 030 (1) Sculpture El Paraiso, unknown unknown
EPV DRW EP 030 a Sculpture Structure 1, unknown unknown
EPV DRW EP 032B ink El Paraiso, Ellen Bell
EPV DRW EP 032B pencil El Paraiso, unknown unknown
EPV DRW EP 033B Sculpture El Paraiso, unknown unknown
EPV DRW EP 033B top view sculpture El Paraiso, unknown unknown
EPV DRW EP 033 front 2 El Paraiso, unknown unknown
EPV DRW EP 033 front El Paraiso, unknown unknown
EPV DRW EP 033 rear view El Paraiso, unknown unknown
EPV DRW EP 033 side 2 El Paraiso, unknown unknown
EPV DRW EP 033 side El Paraiso, unknown unknown
EPV DRW EP 033 side view 2 El Paraiso, unknown unknown
EPV DRW EP 033 side view El Paraiso, unknown unknown
EPV DRW EP 036 sculpture El Paraiso, unknown unknown