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
PVN-DRW-013-Str 55-sketch plan, Peter Agelasto
PVN-DRW-013-Str 56- sketch plan, Jennifer Wendt
PVN-DRW-013-Str 65-architectural plan, Patricia Reed
PVN-DRW-014-A B-Str 67-section-A, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-014-A B-Str 67-section-B, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-014-C D-Str 67-section-A, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-014-C D-Str 67-section-B, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-014-C-Str 67-elevation, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-014-E-20-Str 66A-feature plan, Christian Wells
PVN-DRW-014-E-29-Str 66A-feature plan, Christian Wells
PVN-DRW-014-E F I-Str 66B-section, Christian Wells
PVN-DRW-014-E F I-Str 66B-sketch plan, Christian Wells
PVN-DRW-014-E F-Str 66B-feature plan, Christian Wells
PVN-DRW-014-E G H J K-Str 66A-sketch plan, Christian Wells
PVN-DRW-014-E L-Str 66A 66B-architectural site plan, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-014-E-Str 66A 66B-section-B, Christian Wells
PVN-DRW-014-E-Str 66A-section-A, Christian Wells
PVN-DRW-014-E-Str 66B-section-C, Christian Wells
PVN-DRW-014-F-013-Str 66-burial feature plan, Christian Wells
PVN-DRW-014-F-024-Str 66-burial feature plan, Christian Wells
PVN-DRW-014-H-001-Str 66-feature plan, Christian Wells
PVN-DRW-014-Str 67-architectural site plan, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-015-A-Str 30-architectural site plan, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-015-A-Str 30-feature plan-1, Patricia Urban
PVN-DRW-015-A-Str 30-feature plan-2, Patricia Urban
PVN-DRW-015-A-Str 30-feature plan-3, Christopher Eaton
PVN-DRW-015-A-Str 30-section, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-015-A-Str 30-section, Patricia Urban
PVN-DRW-015-D E- Str 31 32-sketch plan of excavation units, Amy Tucker
PVN-DRW-015-D-Str 31-feature plan, Amy Tucker
PVN-DRW-015-Str 31 32-architectural plan, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-015-Str 31 32-feature plan, Amy Tucker
PVN-DRW-015-Str 31 32-section-1-A, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-015-Str 31 32-section-1-B, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-015-Str 31 32-section-1-C, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-015-Str 31 32-section-2, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-015-Str 31 32-section-3, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-015-Str 31 32-section & plan, Amy Tucker
PVN-DRW-015-Str 31 32-site sketch plan, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-016-0-098-Str 52 53-feature plan, Andrew Kindon
PVN-DRW-016-architectural site plan, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-016-architectural site plan-inked version, Patricia Urban
PVN-DRW-016-A-Str 42-section, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-016-B-018-Str 44-feature plan, John Dietler
PVN-DRW-016-B G H-Str 44-section, John Dietler
PVN-DRW-016-B G-Str 44-section, John Dietler
PVN-DRW-016-B--Str 44-section, Patricia Urban
PVN-DRW-016-C-Str 46-section, Patricia Urban
PVN-DRW-016-D-036-Str 16-feature plan, Brett Guizzetti
PVN-DRW-016-D-061-Str 16-feature plan, Brett Guizzetti
PVN-DRW-016-D-Str 16-Deep Probe below E Room-section and feature plan, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-016-D-Str 16-section, Brett Guizzetti
PVN-DRW-016-E-Str 52 53-section, Andrew Kindon
PVN-DRW-016-F-024-Str 16-feature plan, Brett Guizzetti
PVN-DRW-016-F-036-Str 16-feature plan, Brett Guizzetti
PVN-DRW-016-F-Str 16-feature plan, Edward Schortman 4272484
PVN-DRW-016-H-Str 44-section, John Dietler
PVN-DRW-016-I-022-Str 16-feature plan, Brett Guizzetti
PVN-DRW-016-P-092-Str 52 53-burial feature plan, Andrew Kindon
PVN-DRW-016-P-118-Str 52 53-burial feature plan, Andrew Kindon
PVN-DRW-016-Str 16-section, Brett Guizzetti
PVN-DRW-016-Str 16-section, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-016-Str 44-architectural site plan, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-016-Str 44-architectural sketch plan, John Dietler
PVN-DRW-016-Str 44-excavation unit and lot correlations, John Dietler
PVN-DRW-016-Str 44-feature plan, John Dietler
PVN-DRW-016-Str 44-sketch plan showing excavation units, John Dietler
PVN-DRW-016-Str 44-sketch plan showing excavation units and architecture, John Dietler
PVN-DRW-016-Str 46-architectural site plan, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-016-Str 46-sketch plan, Garrett Silliman
PVN-DRW-016-Str 46-sketch plan showing excavation units, Garrett Silliman
PVN-DRW-016-Str 52-53- detailed architectural plan, Andrew Kindon
PVN-DRW-016-Str 53-section, Andrew Kindon
PVN-DRW-016-Str 53-section, Andrew Kindon
PVN-DRW-016-Str 53-section, Andrew Kindon
PVN-DRW-016-Str 53-section, Andrew Kindon
PVN-DRW-016-Str 53-sketch plan of excavation units, Andrew Kindon
PVN-DRW-017-A-007-Str 107-feature plan, Patricia Urban
PVN-DRW-017-A-Str 107-architectural site plan, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-017-A-Str 107-burial feature plan, Patricia Urban
PVN-DRW-017-A-Str 107-feature plan, Christopher Eaton
PVN-DRW-017-A-Str 107-feature plan, Christopher Eaton
PVN-DRW--017-A-Str 107-section, Patricia Urban
PVN-DRW-017-A-Str 107-section-2, Theodore Neff
PVN-DRW-017-A-Str 107-section-3, Theodore Neff
PVN-DRW-018-A-037-Str 22-feature plan, Theodore Neff
PVN-DRW-018-A-Str 22-section, Heather Mahan
PVN-DRW-018-A-Str 22-section, Patricia Urban
PVN-DRW-018-D F-Str 99-section, Daniel Contreras
PVN-DRW-018-E G J K-Str 22-section, Brendan Reagan
PVN-DRW-018-F-10-burial feature plan, Daniel Contreras
PVN-DRW-018-H-076-Str 99-burial feature plan, Daniel Contreras
PVN-DRW-018-H I-Str 99-section, Daniel Contreras
PVN-DRW-018-I-026-Str 99-burial feature plan, Daniel Contreras
PVN-DRW-018-J K-Str 22-section, Brendan Reagan and Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-018-O P-Str 83A-architectural sketch plan, Brendan Reagan
PVN-DRW-018-O P-Str 83A-section, Brendan Reagan
PVN-DRW-018-P-Str 83A-section, Brendan Reagan and Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-018-P-Str 83A-sketch plan of excavation units, Brendan Reagan
PVN-DRW-018-Q-Str 18 Sub1-architectural sketch plan, Brendan Reagan