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 53-Strs 371, 372, 376, 378, 405, 407-Excavation Plan, Edward Schortman
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 53-Test Pits-Sections, Patricia Urban
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 53-Test Pits-Sections, Patricia Urban
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 53-Test Pits-sections, Patricia Urban
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 54AB, AC-Str 366-Excavation Plan, Edward Schortman
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 54AB, AC-Str 366-Excavation Unit Plan, Claire Novotny
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 54AC-Str 366-Section, Claire Novotny
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 54AD-Str 369-Section, Claire Novotny
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 54CA-Str 365-Section, Patricia Urban
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 54CB, CC, CD-Str 379-Excavation Plan, Edward Schortman
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 54CB-Test Pit-Section, Patricia Urban
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 54CC-Str 379-Section, Patricia Urban
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 54CD-Str 379-Section, Patricia Urban
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 54CE-Str 379-Section, Patricia Urban
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 54CF, CG, CH, CI, CJ, CK, CL, CM-Str 411-Excavation Plan, Edward Schortman
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 54CF, CJ-Str 411-Section, Patricia Urban
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 54CG, CH, CI-Str 411-Section, Patricia Urban
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 54CM-Test Pit-Section, Patricia Urban
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 54CO, CP, CQ-Test Pits-Excavation Plan, Edward Schortman
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 54CO, CP-Test Pit-Section, Patricia Urban
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 54CP-Test Pit-Section, Patricia Urban
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 54CP-Test Pit-Section, Patricia Urban
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 54CQ-Test Pit-Section, Patricia Urban
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 54CR-Test Pit-Section, Patricia Urban
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 54CR-Test Pit-Section, Patricia Urban
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 54CS-Test Pit-Section, Patricia Urban
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 54-Test Pits-Sections, Patricia Urban
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 54-Test Pits-Sections, Patricia Urban
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 54-Test Pits-Sections, Patricia Urban
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 54-Test Pits-Sections, Patricia Urban
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 54-Test Pits-Sections, Patricia Urban
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 5A-Str 261-Section, Edward Schortman
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 5A-Str 261-Section, Edward Schortman
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 5B, C, F, H, J, L-Str 24-Excavation Unit Plan, Imogen Gunn
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 5B, C-Str 24-Section, Edward Schortman
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 5B, C-Str 24-Section, Edward Schortman
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 5D, I K, M, N-Sketch Excavation Plan, Jennifer Wendt
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 5D, I, K, M, N-Str 61-Sketch Excavation Plan, Edward Schortman
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 5D, I, K-Str 61-Sketch Excavation Plan, Jennifer Wendt
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 5G/011-Detailed Burial Plan, Edward Schortman
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 5H/009-Str 24-Detailed Excavation Plan, Imogen Gunn
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 5-Str 24-Section, Imogen Gunn
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 5-Str 261-Section, Edward Schortman
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 5-Str 261-Sketch Excavation Plan, Edward Schortman
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 5-Str 61-Section, Edward Schortman
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 6A, G, H-Str 23-Excavation Sketch Plan, Christopher Monson
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 6A, G, H-Str 23-Excavation Sketch Plan, Edward Schortman
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 6A, G, H-Str 23-Excavation Unit Plan, Christopher Monson
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 6A-Str 23-Section, Edward Schortman
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 6B, E D, F, I, J-Str 21-Excavation Sketch Plan, Edward Schortman
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 6B, E, D, F, I, J-Str 21-Excavation Sketch Plan, Edward Schortman
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 6B, E, D, F, I, J-Str 21-Excavation Units Plan, Elizabeth Dysert
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 6C, K-Str 20-Excavation Sketch Plan, Frances Black
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 6C, K-Str 20-Excavation Sketch Plan, Frances Black
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 6C K-Str 20-Excavation Unit Plan, Frances Black
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 6C-Str 20-Detailed Burial Plan, Frances Black
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 6C-Str 20-Detailed Burial Plan, Frances Black
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 6C-Str 20-Section, Edward Schortman
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 6E, F-Str 21-Section, Edward Schortman
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 6K-Str 20-Detailed Burial Plan, Frances Black
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 6K-Str 20-Detailed Burial Plan, Frances Black
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 6K-Str 20-Detailed Burial Plan, Frances Black
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 6K-Str 20-Detailed Feature Plan, Frances Black
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 6-Str 20-Detailed Burial Plan, Frances Black
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 6-Str 20-Detailed Burial Plan, Frances Black
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 6-Str 20-Elevation, Edward Schortman
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 6-Str 21-Burial Plan, Elizabeth Dysert
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 6-Str 21-Section, Edward Schortman
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 6-Str 21-Section, Edward Schortman
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 6-Str 23-Feature Plan, Christopher Monson
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 6-Str 23-Feature Plan, Christopher Monson
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 6-Str 23-Section, Edward Schortman
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 6-Strs 20, 21, 23-Excavation Plan, Edward Schortman
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 87G-Str 85/86-Section, Edward Schortman
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 8A, E-Str 52-Excavation Sketch Plan, Edward Schortman
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 8A, E-Str 52-Excavation Sketch Plan, Garrett Silliman
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 8A, E-Str 52-Section, Edward Schortman
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 8B, C, F, G, I, L-Str 49-Excavation Sketch Plan, Anna Novotny
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 8B, C, F, G, I, L-Str 49-Sketch Plan, Anna Novotny
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 8B, F-Str 49-Section, Edward Schortman
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 8C, G, I-Str 49-Excavation Unit Plan, Anna Novotny
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 8C-Str 49-Burial Plan, Edward Schortman
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 8D, H, J, K-Str 48-Excavation Unit Plan, Bryan Robbins
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 8D, H-Str 48-Section, Edward Schortman
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 8G, I-Str 49-Section, Edward Schortman
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 8G-Str 49-Burial Plan, Anna Novotny
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 8G-Str 49-Feature Plan, Anna Novotny
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 8K-Str 48-Excavation Sketch Plan, Bryan Robbins
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 8K-Str 48-Feature Plan, Bryan Robbins
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 8K-Str 48-Feature Plan, Bryan Robbins
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 8-Str 48, 49, 52-Excavation Plan, Edward Schortman
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 8-Str 48-Detailed Feature Plan, Bryan Robbins
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Southern Test Pits-Copper Workshop-Inked Mao, Patricia Urban
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Substructure 1-2D E G H I-Excavation Plan, Edward Schortman
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Substructure 1-2D E G H I-Section, Patricia Urban
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Substructure 1-2D H I-Section, Patricia Urban
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Test Pits-Sections, Patricia Urban
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Test Pits-Sections, Patricia Urban
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Test Pits-Sections, Patricia Urban
PVC-DRW-ERl Coyote-Op 53AL-Str 376-Section, Laura Richardson