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 EP 051 drawing, unknown unknown
EPV DRW EP figurine 02-34-14 (1) plaza test pit, unknown unknown
EPV DRW EP pottery 06-09-20 a El Paraiso, unknown unknown
EPV DRW EP pottery 06-09-20 c El Paraiso, unknown unknown
EPV DRW EP pottery 06-09-25 El Paraiso, unknown unknown
EPV DRW EP pottery 10-03-09 Structure 5, unknown unknown
EPV DRW EP pottery 10-06-03 (1) test pit, unknown unknown
EPV DRW EP pottery 10-07-08 test pit, unknown unknown
EPV DRW EP pottery 10-10-02 (1) Structure 5, unknown unknown
EPV DRW EP pottery 10-12-02 Structure 14, unknown unknown
EPV DRW EP sculpture 02-41-035 a Structure 1, unknown unknown
EPV DRW EP sculpture 02-41-035 c Structure 1, unknown unknown
EPV DRW EP sculpture 06-09-08 El Paraiso, unknown unknown
EPV DRW EP sculpture 06-09-17 (2) El Paraiso, unknown unknown
EPV DRW EP sculpture 1-1, unknown unknown
EPV DRW EP sculpture 1-3, unknown unknown
EPV DRW EP sculpture 1-4, unknown unknown
EPV DRW EP sculpture head a El Paraiso, unknown unknown
EPV DRW EP sculpture PPN frotal a El Paraiso, unknown unknown
EPV DRW EP Sculpture Untitled 4 El Paraiso, unknown unknown
EPV DRW EP Sculpture Untitled 5, unknown unknown
EPV DRW EP Sculpture Untitled 6 El Paraiso, unknown unknown
EPV DRW EP Whole Vessel 1, unknown unknown
EPV DRW EP Whole Vessel 2, unknown unknown
EPV DRW EP Whole Vessel 3, unknown unknown
EPV DRW EP Whole Vessel 4, unknown unknown
EPV DRW EP Whole vessel 5, unknown unknown
EPV DRW EP Whole vessel 6 (2), unknown unknown
EPV DRW inked drawing unknown sculpture Structure 1, unknown unknown
EPV DRW Lithics Image 01, unknown unknown
EPV DRW Lithics Image 03, unknown unknown
EPV DRW Lithics Image 04, unknown unknown
EPV DRW Op 01-11-01 EP ground stone, unknown unknown
EPV DRW OP 02-07 W section test pit, Acacia Clark and Marcello Canuto
EPV DRW OP 02-08 Wall 1 plan (1) Structure 5, Marcello Canuto
EPV DRW OP 02-08 W section Structure 5, Marcello Canuto
EPV DRW OP 02-09 S section (1) Structure 4, unknown unknown
EPV DRW OP 02-10 N section Structure 4, Marcello Canuto
EPV DRW OP 02-11 N section (2) Structures 3 and 4, unknown unknown
EPV DRW OP 02-12 N section Structure 1, unknown unknown
EPV DRW OP 02-12 S section Structure 1, unknown unknown
EPV DRW Op 02-14 Elevation Worksheet A Structure 2, Ellen Bell
EPV DRW Op 02-14 Elevation Worksheet B Structure 2, Ellen Bell
EPV DRW Op 02-14 North Wall of Trench A Structure 2, Ellen Bell
EPV DRW Op 02-14 North Wall of Trench B Structure 2, Ellen Bell
EPV DRW Op 02-14 North Wall of Trench Prelim Dwg A Structure 2, Ellen Bell
EPV DRW Op 02-14 North Wall of Trench Prelim Dwg B Structure 2, Ellen Bell
EPV DRW Op 02-15 A Structure 1, Ellen Bell and Santiago Escobar Morales
EPV DRW Op 02-15 B Structure 1, Ellen Bell
EPV DRW Op 02-16 test pit, Lawrence Levan
EPV DRW Op 02-17 test pit, Lawrence Levan
EPV DRW Op 02-19 test pit, Lawrence Levan
EPV DRW Op 02-20 Structure 4, Yann Desailly-Chanson
EPV DRW Op 02-21 Structure 4, Yann Desailly-Chanson
EPV DRW Op 02-22 Structure 4, Yann Desailly-Chanson
EPV DRW Op 02-23 Structure 4, Yann Desailly-Chanson
EPV DRW Op 02-24 Structure 12, Yann Desailly-Chanson
EPV DRW Op 02-25 Structure 12, Yann Desailly-Chanson
EPV DRW Op 02-26 plan test pit, Allison Chapman
EPV DRW Op 02-26 section test pit, Allison Chapman
EPV DRW Op 02-27 section test pit, Edwin Barnes
EPV DRW Op 02-28 section test pit, Whitney Goodwin
EPV DRW Op 02-29 section 2 test pit, Thomas Gonyea
EPV DRW Op 02-29 section test pit, Thomas Gonyea
EPV DRW Op 02-30 section test pit, John Compton
EPV DRW Op 02-31 section test pit, Jonathan Porobil
EPV DRW Op 02-32 section 2 test pit, Wileyda Cardona
EPV DRW Op 02-32 section test pit, Erlend Johnson
EPV DRW Op 02-33 section test pit, Corinne Hirai
EPV DRW Op 02-34 section test pit, Raquel Oriol
EPV DRW Op 02-35 section test pit, Erlend Johnson
EPV DRW Op 02-36 plan N Plaza test pit, Katherine Sanders
EPV DRW Op 02-36 section N Plaza test pit, Katherine Sanders
EPV DRW Op 02-37 elevation page 1 Structure 1 and 2, Roberto Ramirez
EPV DRW Op 02-37 elevation page 2 Structure 1 and 2, Roberto Ramirez
EPV DRW Op 02-37 elevation page 3 Structure 1 and 2, Roberto Ramirez
EPV DRW Op 02-37 elevation Structure 2, Thomas Gonyea
EPV DRW Op 02-37 section 2 page 1 Structure 1 and 2, Patrick Dresch
EPV DRW Op 02-37 section 2 page 2 Structure 1 and 2, Patrick Dresch
EPV DRW Op 02-37 section 2 page 3 Structure 1 and 2, Patrick Dresch
EPV DRW Op 02-37 section 3 page 2 (1) Structure 1 and 2, unknown unknown
EPV DRW Op 02-38 elevation Structure 2, Ellen Bell
EPV DRW Op 02-38 section page 1 Structure 2, Whitney Goodwin
EPV DRW Op 02-38 section page 2 Structure 2, Whitney Goodwin
EPV DRW Op 02-38 section page 3 Structure 2, Whitney Goodwin
EPV DRW Op 02-38 section page 4 Structure 2, Whitney Goodwin
EPV DRW Op 02-39 section page 1 test pit, Erlend Johnson
EPV DRW Op 02-39 section page 2 test pit, Erlend Johnson
EPV DRW Op 02-40 elevation Structure 3, Patrick Dresch
EPV DRW Op 02-40 section 1 Structure 3, Allison Chapman
EPV DRW Op 02-40 section 2 Structure 3, Allison Chapman
EPV DRW Op 02-40 section 3 Structure 3, Allison Chapman
EPV DRW Op 02-40 section 4 (1) Structure 3, Allison Chapman
EPV DRW Op 02-41 plan 2 page 1 Structure 1, Edwin Barnes
EPV DRW Op 02-41 plan 2 page 2 Structure 1, Edwin Barnes
EPV DRW Op 02-41 plan 2 page 3 Structure 1, Edwin Barnes
EPV DRW Op 02-41 plan 3 page 1 Structure 1, Edwin Barnes
EPV DRW Op 02-41 plan 3 page 2 Structure 1, Edwin Barnes
EPV DRW Op 02-41 plan 3 page 3 Structure 1, Edwin Barnes
EPV DRW Op 02-41 plan 3 page 4 Structure 1, Edwin Barnes