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-027-C-Str 1A-62-section, Lisa Collins
PVN-DRW-027-D-Str 1A86-section, Lisa Collins
PVN-DRW-027-E-burial plan, Lisa Collins
PVN-DRW-027-E-Str 1A-57-section, Lisa Collins
PVN-DRW-027-E-Str 1A-57-section, Theodore Neff
PVN-DRW-027F-Str 1A-24-section, Lisa Collins
PVN-DRW-027-G-Str 1A-22-section, Lisa Collins
PVN-DRW-027-H, I-Str 1A-58-Sub 1, architectural plan, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-028-D-Str 18- feature plan, Garrett Silliman
PVN-DRW-028-D-Str 1A-18-section, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-028-D-Str 1A-18-section, Garrett Silliman
PVN-DRW-028-multiple-plan of excavation units, Garrett Silliman
PVN-DRW-028-multiple-Str 1A-18-architectural plan, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-029-A, B-Str 1A-45-elevation, Lavinia True
PVN-DRW-029-A, B-Str 1A-45-section, Lavinia True
PVN-DRW-029-A-Str 1A-45-elevation, Lavinia True
PVN-DRW-029-D-Str 1A-45-section, Lavinia True
PVN-DRW-029-multiple-Str 1A-45-architectural plan, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-029-multiple-Str 1A-48-architectural plan, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-029-multiple-Str 1A-48-detailed sketch plan, Peter Agelasto
PVN-DRW-029-multiple-Str 1A-48-excavation unit plan, Peter Agelasto
PVN-DRW-029-multiple-Str 1A-48-sketch plan, Peter Agelasto
PVN-DRW-029-Str 1A-48-section, Peter Agelasto
PVN-DRW-029-Str 1A-48-section, Peter Agelasto
PVN-DRW-029-Str 1A-48-section, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-030-AA-Str 1A-52-architecture plan, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-030-AA-Str 1A-52-section, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-030-AX, AY-Test Pits-sections, Alfonso Orellana
PVN-DRW-030-B G-Str 1A-50-section, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-030-F-Feature 11-section, Patricia Whooley
PVN-DRW-030-I-Feature 11-section, Sylvia Smith
PVN-DRW-030-Str 1A-50 1A-51 Feature 11 architecture plan, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-030-Str 1A-52-section, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-031-A K-Str 122-section, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-031-A K-Str 122-section, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-031-A K-Str 122-section, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-031-A K-Str 122-section, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-031-A K-Str 122-section, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-031-A L-Str 122-sketch plan, Susan Buchmueller
PVN-DRW-031-BA BB-Str 127-sketch plan, John Dietler
PVN-DRW-031-BA BB-Str 127-sketch plan, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-031-BA-Str 127-Sub1-3-section, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-031-BC BD-Substructure 31-21-section, John Dietler
PVN-DRW-031-BC BD-Substructure 31-21-sketch plan, John Dietler
PVN-DRW-031-B-Str 114-section 2, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-031-B-Str 114-section-3, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-031-B-Structure 114-section, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-031-B-Substr 2-section, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-031-C E-Str 116-section, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-031-C E-Substructures 8 12-section, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-031-C-Str 116-sketch plan, Laura Aldrete
PVN-DRW-031-C-Str 116-Substructure 8-section, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-031-C-Substructure 10-section, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-031-C-Substructures 11 13-section, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-031-D F-Str 120-detailed plan, Patricia Urban
PVN-DRW-031-D F-Str 120-section, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-031-D F-Str 120-sketch plan, Susan Buchmuellar
PVN-DRW-031-D F-Str 120-sketch plan, Krista Miller
PVN-DRW-031-D-Str 120-section, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-031-E-Str 116-section, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-031-E-Substructure 8-detailed plan, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-031 excavation plan, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-031-F-054-Str 120-detailed plan, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-031-F-Str 120 122 Substr 19-section, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-031-F-Str 120 122 Substr 19-section, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-031-F-Str 120 122 Substr 19-section, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-031-F-Str 120-feature center-plan, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-031-F-Str 120-plan of feature center, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-031-F-Str 120-section, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-031-F-Str 120-section, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-031-J-Str 121-section, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-031-K-Str 122-section, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-031-M-Str 122-secton, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-031-P-Burial Plan, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-031-R-Str 116-section, Susan Buchmuellar
PVN-DRW-031-site plan_04 02, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-031-Str 114-section_1, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-031-Str 115-sketch plan, Stephen Yates
PVN-DRW-031-Str 116-section, Laura Aldrete
PVN-DRW-031-Str 116-sketch plan, Helen Henderson
PVN-DRW-031-Str 120-plan, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-031-Str 122-section, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-031-Str 122 Substr 14-section, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-031-Structure 115-section, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-031 Suboperation 31B-Str 114-section, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-031-Substructure 11-detailed feature plan, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-031-Substructure 11-section, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-031-Substructure 12-section, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-031-Substructure 5-section, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-032-A B-Str 33-section, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-032-B C D E F G-sketch plan, Lisa Collins
PVN-DRW-032-B C D-Str 33-section, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-032-B-Str 33-section, Lisa Collins
PVN-DRW-032-B-Str 33-sketch plan, Lisa Collins
PVN-DRW-032-D-Str 33-section, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-032-F-Str 33-section, Lisa Collins
PVN-DRW-032-G-017-Str 33-Detailed Excavation Plan, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-032-General Excavation Plan-2, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-032-General Excavation Sketch Plan, Lisa Collins
PVN-DRW-032-G-Str 33-elevation, Lisa Collins