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 Op 06-11 section page 1 Structure 9, Roberto Ramirez
EPV DRW Op 06-11 section page 2 Structure 9, Roberto Ramirez
EPV DRW Op 06-11 section Structure 5, Santiago Escobar Morales
EPV DRW Op 06-12 elevation 2 Structure 9, John Compton
EPV DRW Op 06-12 elevation Structure 9, John Compton
EPV DRW Op 06-12 section 2 Structure 9, John Compton
EPV DRW Op 06-12 section 3 Structure 9, John Compton
EPV DRW Op 06-12 section 4 Structure 9, John Compton
EPV DRW Op 06-12 section 5 Structure 9, John Compton
EPV DRW Op 06-12 section 6 Structure 9, John Compton
EPV DRW Op 06-12 section Structure 9, John Compton
EPV DRW Op 08 S-001 River section Site 3, unknown unknown
EPV DRW Op 09-01 A Structure 1, Brianna Hill, Pamela Geller, and Nathaniel DeLuca
EPV DRW Op 09-01 B Structure 1, Pamela Geller, Brianna Hill, and Nathaniel DeLuca
EPV DRW Op 09-01 - final Structure 1, Pamela Geller, Brianna Hill, and Nathaniel DeLuca
EPV DRW Op 09-02 - final Structure 2, Pamela Geller
EPV DRW Op 09-02 - plan map postholes - final Structure 2, Nathaniel DeLuca
EPV DRW Op 09-03 East Structure 5, Nathaniel DeLuca
EPV DRW Op 09-03 - final Structure 5, Nathaniel DeLuca
EPV DRW Op 09-03 North Profile C Structure 5, Nathaniel DeLuca
EPV DRW Op 09-03 North Profile D Structure 5, Nathaniel DeLuca
EPV DRW Op 09-03 North Profile X-Section A Structure 5, Nathaniel DeLuca
EPV DRW Op 09-03 North Profile X-Section B Structure 5, Nathaniel DeLuca
EPV DRW Op 09-05 - final Structure 3, Pamela Geller
EPV DRW Op 10-01 and 10-02 A (1) Structure 5, Mary Hostenske
EPV DRW Op 10-01 and 10-02 B Structure 5, Mary Hostenske
EPV DRW Op 10-01 and 10-02 C Structure 5, Mary Hostenske
EPV DRW Op 10-01 and 10-02 D Structure 5, Mary Hostenske
EPV DRW Op 10-05-04 EP ground stone metate Los Naranjitos test pit, unknown unknown
EPV DRW Op 10-05 A Soil Test, James Charton
EPV DRW Op 10-05 B Soil Test, James Charton
EPV DRW Op 10-05 C Soil Test, James Charton
EPV DRW Op 10-06 A Soil Test, James Charton
EPV DRW Op 10-06 B Soil Test, James Charton
EPV DRW Op 10-06 C Soil Test, James Charton
EPV DRW Op 10-07 A Soil Test, James Charton
EPV DRW Op 10-07 B Soil Test, James Charton
EPV DRW Op 10-07 C Soil Test test pit, James Charton
EPV DRW Op 10-08 Soil Test test pit, James Charton
EPV DRW Op 10-10 Profile A Structure 5, Mary Hostenske
EPV DRW Op 10-10 Profile B Structure 5, Mary Hostenske
EPV DRW Op 10-10 Profile C Structure 5, Mary Hostenske
EPV DRW Op 10-10 Profile D Structure 5, unknown unknown
EPV DRW Op 14-07 S-036 Str04 Section S wall Page 1 Structure 4, Ellen Bell
EPV DRW Op 14-07 S-036 Str04 Section S wall Page 2 Structure 4, Ellen Bell
EPV DRW Op xx-xx-xx EP ground stone metate El Paraiso, unknown unknown
EPV DRW S002 Str 09 Op 02_83 plan plaza floor Sheet 1 of 2 (1) Structure 9, Santiago Escobar Morales and Roberto Ramirez
EPV DRW S002 Str 09 Op 02_83 plan plaza floor Sheet 2 of 2 Structure 9, Santiago Escobar Morales and Roberto Rodriguez
EPV DRW S002 Str 09 Op 02_83 plan sherd deposit Structure 9, Roberto Ramirez
EPV DRW S002 Str 09 Op 02_83 W profile Sheet 1 of 2 Structure 9, Erlend Johnson
EPV DRW S002 Str 09 Op 02_83 W profile Sheet 2 of 2 Structure 9, Erlend Johnson
EPV DRW S002 Str 09 Op 10-39 section page 1 of 2 Structure 1, Roberto Ramirez
EPV DRW S007 Str 01 Op 10_39 W profile Sheet 2 of 2 Structure 1, unknown unknown
EPV DRW S007 Str 02 Op 10_38 N profile Sheet 1 of 2 Structure 2, Santiago Escobar Morales
EPV DRW S007 Str 02 Op 10_38 N profile Sheet 2 of 2 (1) Structure 2, Santiago Escobar Morales
EPV DRW S007 Str 02 Op 10_38 plan (1) Structure 2, Santiago Escobar Morales
EPV DRW S007 Str 02 Op 10_38 S profile Sheet 1 of 2 Structure 2, Roberto Ramirez and Santiago Escobar Morales
EPV DRW S007 Str 02 Op 10_38 S profile Sheet 2 of 2 Structure 2, Roberto Ramirez and Santiago Escobar Morales
EPV DRW S007 Str 03 Op 10_35 central profile Sheet 1 of 3 Structure 3, Roberto Ramirez
EPV DRW S007 Str 03 Op 10_35 central profile Sheet 2 of 3 Structure 3, Roberto Ramirez
EPV DRW S007 Str 03 Op 10_35 central profile Sheet 3 of 3 Structure 3, Roberto Ramirez
EPV DRW S007 Str 03 Op 10_35 W wall elevation Structure 3, Roberto Ramirez
EPV DRW S007 Str 03 Op 10_36 N profile Sheet 1 of 3 Structure 3, Jasmin Valenzuela
EPV DRW S007 Str 03 Op 10_36 N profile Sheet 2 of 3 Structure 3, Jasmin Valenzuela
EPV DRW S007 Str 03 Op 10_36 N profile Sheet 3 of 3 Structure 3, Jasmin Valenzuela
EPV DRW S007 Str 03 Op 10_37 E profile Sheet 1 of 2 Structure 3, Michelle Kittel
EPV DRW S007 Str 03 Op 10_37 E profile Sheet 2 of 2 Structure 3, Michelle Kittel
EPV DRW S007 Str06 Op 10_34 N facade Sheet 1 of 2 Structure 6, unknown unknown
EPV DRW S007 Str06 Op 10_34 N facade Sheet 2 of 2 Structure 6, unknown unknown
EPV DRW S007 Str 09 Op 10_32 E profile Sheet 2 of 2 Structure 9, Erlend Johnson
EPV DRW S007 Str 12 N side Op 10_32 E profile Sheet 1 of 2 Structure 12, Roberto Ramirez
EPV DRW S007 Str 12 N side Op 10_32 E profile Sheet 2 of 2a Structure 12, Roberto Ramirez
EPV DRW S007 Str 12 N side Op 10_32 plan view Structure 12, Santiago Escobar Morales and Roberto Ramirez
EPV DRW S007 Str 12 Op 10_30 S wall elevation Structure 12, Roberto Ramirez
EPV DRW S007 Str 12 Op 10_31 W profile Structure 12, Mary Hostenske
EPV DRW S007 Str 12 S side Op 10_30 W profile Sheet 1 of 2 Structure 12, Roberto Ramirez
EPV DRW S007 Str 12 S side Op 10_30 W profile Sheet 2 of 2 Structure 12, Roberto Ramirez
EPV DRW S010 Str 01 Op 10_33 W profile Sheet 1 of 2 Structure 1, Roberto Ramirez
EPV DRW S010 Str 01 Op 10_33 W profile Sheet 2 of 2 (2) Structure 1, Roberto Ramirez
EPV DRW S-01 South construction phases El Paraiso, unknown unknown
EPV DRW Site 007 Site Map showing excavations, Ellen Bell
EPV DRW Site 12 12-02 str2S north wall Structure 2, Mary Hostenske
EPV DRW Site 7 Plan Points, Ellen Bell
EPV DRW Sites 38 and 36 Site Maps showing excavations, Ellen Bell
EPV DRW Surface Collection Op xx-xx-xx S-007 EP ground stone metate Site 07, Mary Hostenske
EPV DW Op 05-01 S profile bw Structure 1 inked, unknown unknown
EPV Op 02-01 section drawing, Ellen Bell
EPV Op 02-02 section drawing, unknown unknown
EPV Op 02-03 section drawing, Ellen Bell
EPV Op 03-01 section drawing Str 1, unknown unknown
EPV Op 03-02 section drawing Str 1, Ellen Bell
EPV Op 03-03 section drawing plaza, Ellen Bell
EPV Op 03-04 section drawing Str 3, unknown unknown
EPV Op 04-01 section drawing Str 1, Ellen Bell and Marcello Canuto
EPV Op 04-02 section drawing Str 2, Ellen Bell
OP EPV 04-03, 04-08 Walls 1 and 2 N side Test Pits, Ellen Bell
PBN-DRW-128-H Y Z AD-Str 7-Excavation Unit Plan, Amanda Moser
PC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 39-Str 222-Section, Brandon Liverence
PNC-DRW-Op 136-2A-Str 2-Section, Bryan Robbins
PSB 100F Section Structure 11, Timothy Johnson