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
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 50B-Str 106-Excavation Sketch Plain, Georlin Thorne
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 50B-Str 106-Section, Edward Schortman
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 50B-Str 106-Section, Edward Schortman
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 50CA-Str 412-Section, Patricia Urban
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 50F, O-Str 105-Excavation Unit Plan, David Aguilar
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 50F-Str 105-Section, Patricia Urban
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 50-Str 104-Excavation Sketch Plan, Edward Schortman
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 50-Str 104-Section, Patricia Urban
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 50-Str 104-Section, Patricia Urban
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 50-Str 104-Section, Patricia Urban
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 50-Str 104-Section, Patricia Urban
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 50-Str 104-Sketch Plan, Leigh Anne Ellison
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 50X-Str 106-Burial Plan, Edward Schortman
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 52AA, AB, AC, AD, AF, AG, AH-Str 301, 402-Excavation Unit Plan, Andrew Haas
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op, 52AA, AC, AH-Section, Andrew Haas
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 52AA, AC, AH-Str 301, 304-Schematic Section, Andrew Haas
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 52AA, AC, AH-Str 301, 304-Sections, Andrew Haas
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 52AA, AC, AH-Str 301, 304-Sections, Edward Schortman
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 52AA, AD, AG, AH-Str 301-Excavation Unit Plan, Andrew Haas
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 52AA-Str 301-Schematic Section, Andrew Haas
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 52AA-Str 301-Section, Andrew Haas
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 52AA-Str 301-Section, Andrew Haas
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 52AA-Str 301-Section, Andrew Haas
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 52AB, AF-Str 402-Excavation Unit Plan, Andrew Haas
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 52AB-Str 402-Section, Andrew Haas
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 52AB-Str 402-Section, Patricia Urban
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 52AB-Str 402-Section, Patricia Urban
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 52AE, AI, AJ-Str 302, 302A, 303-407-Excavation Unit Plans, Andrew Haas
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 52AE, AI, AJ-Str 302, 303, 407-Excavation Unit Plan, Andrew Haas
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 52AE-Str 302-Detailed Excavation Plan, David Aguilar
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 52AE-Str 302-Excavation Plan, David Aguilar
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 52AI-Str 407-Section, Andrew Haas
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 52AJ-Str 302A, 303-Section, Andrew Haas
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 52-Str 301, 302, 302A, 303, 304, 402, 407-Excavation Plan, Edward Schortman
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 52-Str 301, 302, 302A, 303, 304, 402, 407-Excavation Sketch Plan, Andrew Haas
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 52-Strs 301, 302, 303, 304, 402-407-Excavation Plans, Edward Schortman
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 52-Strs 301, 302, 303, 304, 402, 407-Sketch Plan, Andrew Haas
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 52-Strs 302A, 303-Section, Andrew Haas
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 53 54-Strs 364, 368, 369, 372-Map, Edward Schortman
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 53AB, AD, AF, AG, AM, BJ-Str 373-Excavation Unit Plan, Claire Novotny
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 53AB, AD-Str 373-Section, Patricia Urban
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 53AB, AD-Str 373-Section-Inked, Patricia Urban
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 53AC-Str 405-Section, Laura Richardson
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 53AG-Str 373-Section, Patricia Urban
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 53AH, AI-Str 378-Section, Claire Novotny
PVC-DRW-El coyote-Op 53AJ, AK-Str 378-Section, Claire Novotny
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 53AJ-Str 378-Section, Claire Novotny
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 53AL, AQ, AR, AT, AV, AY, BG, BQ, BV, BW- Str 376-Detailed Excavation Plan, David Aguilar
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 53AL, AQ, AR, AT, AV, AY, BG, BQ, BV, BW-Str 376-Excavation Unit Plan, Laura Richardson
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 53AL-Str 376-Section, Laura Richardson
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 53AM-Str 373-Section, Claire Novotny
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 53AN-Test Pit-Section, Laura Richardson
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 53AP-Str 372-Feature Plan, Laura Richardson
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 53AP-Str 372-Section, Laura Richardson
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 53AP-Str 372-Section, Patricia Urban
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 53A)-Str 372-Section, Laura Richardson
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 53BA, BB, BN, BT-Str 407-Excavation Unit Plan, Claire Novotny
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 53BA, BB-Str 407-Section, Claire Novotny
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 53BA, BB-Str 407-Section-Inked, Patricia Urban
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op53BD, BE, BK, BM-Str 371-Excavation Unit Plan, Claire Novotny
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 53BD, BE, BK, BM-Str 371-Section, Claire Novotny
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 53B-Str 378-Section, Meghan Kerley
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 53CA, CI, CN-Str 373 and Test Pits-Excavation Plan, Edward Schortman
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 53CA-CQ, CS, 54CA-CR-Excavation Plan, Edward Schortman
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 53CA-CQ, CS, Op 54CA-CR-Excavation Plan-Test Pits, Edward Schortman
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 53CA-Str 373-Feature Plan, Edward Schortman
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 53CA-Str 373-Feature Plan, Edward Schortman
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 53CA-Str 373-Feature Plan, Edward Schortman
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 53CA-Str 373-Feature Plan, Edward Schortman
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 53CA-Str 373-Section, Edward Schortman
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 53CA-Str 373-Section, Edward Schortman
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 53CA-Str 373-Section, Edward Schortman
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 53CA-Str 373-Section, Patricia Urban
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 53CA-Str 373-Section, Patricia Urban
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 53CA-Str 373-Section, Patricia Urban
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 53CA-Str 373-Section, Patricia Urban
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 53CB-Str 417-Section, Edward Schortman
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 53CC, CM, 54CA-Str365, 368, 369-Excavation Plan, Edward Schortman
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 53CC, CM-Str 368, 369-Excavation Plan, Edward Schortman
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 53CC-Str 368-Section, Edward Schortman
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 53CD-Test Pit-Section, Edward Schortman
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 53CE-Test Pit-Section, Edward Schortman
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 53CF, CH, Test Pits-Sections, Edward Schortman
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 53CG-Test Pit-Section, Edward Schortman
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 53CI, CK-Test Pits-Sections, Edward Schortman
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 53CJ-Test Pit-Section, Edward Schortman
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 53CL-Test Pit-Section, Patricia Urban
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 53CM-Str 368-Detailed Excavation Plan, Patricia Urban
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 53CM-Str 368-Section, Patricia Urban
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 53CN-Test Pit-Section, Edward Schortman
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 53CO-Test Pit-Section, Patricia Urban
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 53CP, CQ,-Test Pits-Sections, Patricia Urban
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 53C-Str 371-Section, Georlin Thorne
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 53D, E-Test Pits-Sections, Georlin Thorne
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 53F-Str 373-Section, Meghan Kerley
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 53-Site Map, Edward Schortman
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 53-Str 372-Detailed Architectural Plan, David Aguilar
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 53-Str 372-Excavation Unit Plan, Laura Richardson
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 53-Str 372-Sketch Excavation Plan, Laura Richardson
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 53-Str 372-Sketch Excavation Plan, Laura Richardson