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-037-B-033-Str 1A-16/17-Feature Plan, Stephen Yates
PVN-DRW-037-B-075-Str 1A-16/17-Feature Plan, Stephen Yates
PVN-DRW-037-B-31-Str. 1A16/17Substructures -Feature Plan, Marne Ausec
PVN-DRW-037-B D-Str 1A-16/17 Substructures-Section, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-037-C-Str 1A-16-Section, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-037-D-Str 1A-16/17-Substructures-Feature Plan, Stephen Yates
PVN-DRW-037-Str 1A-17-Architectural Plan, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-037-Strs 1A-16 1A-17-section, Stephen Yates
PVN-DRW-037-Strs 1A-16 1A-17-section 2, Stephen Yates
PVN-DRW-038-A-Operation 38-Sub1-section, Krista Miller
PVN-DRW-038-C-Soil Descriptions= Section, Krista Miller
PVN-DRW-038-D-Str 1A-58-section, Krista Miller
PVN-DRW-038-D-Str 1A-58-section, Krista Miller
PVN-DRW-038-F-Test Pit-section, Krista Miller
PVN-DRW-038-G I-Operation 38-Sub2-section, Krista Miller
PVN-DRW-038-G-Str 1A-58-detailed feature plan, Lisa Collins
PVN-DRW-038-G-Str 1A-58-section, Lisa Collins
PVN-DRW-038-I-Operation 38-Sub2-section, Lisa Collins
PVN-DRW-038-I-Operation 38-Sub2-section, Lisa Collins
PVN-DRW-038-I-Operation 38-Sub2-sketch plan, Lisa Collins
PVN-DRW-038-K-Operation 38-Sub3-section, Krista Miller
PVN-DRW-038-K-Operation 38-Sub3-section-soil description, Krista Miller
PVN-DRW-039-A, D-Str 1A-71-Sketch Plan, Krista Miller
PVN-DRW-039-All Structures-Excavation Plan, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-039-A-Str 1A-71-Sketch Plan, Krista Miller
PVN-DRW-039-B-Str 1A-72-Excavation Unit Plan, Neil Ross
PVN-DRW-039-B-Str 1A-72-section, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-039-B-Str 1A-72-Sketch Plan, Neil Ross
PVN-DRW-039-C-Str AF-Excavation Unit Plan, Neil Ross
PVN-DRW-039-C-Str AF-section, Neil Ross
PVN-DRW-039-D-Str 1A-71-Sketch Plan, Krista Miller
PVN-DRW-039-Excavation Plan Inked, Paaricia Urban 4272484
PVN-DRW-039-Sketch Plan, Neil Ross
PVN-DRW-039-Str 1A-71-Excavation Unit Plan, Krista Miller
PVN-DRW-039-Str 1A-71-section, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-039-Str 1A-71-section 3, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-040-A, B, Test Pits-sections, Alfonso Orellana
PVN-DRW-040-AB through AN, EE through ZZ-Excavation Plan, Alfonso Orellana
PVN-DRW-040-AC, AF-test pits-sections, Alfonso Orellana
PVN-DRW-040-AG, AI-Test Pits-sections, Alfonso Orellana
PVN-DRW-040-AK, AL-Test Pits-sections, Alfonso Orellana
PVN-DRW-040-AM, AN-Test Pits-sections, Alfonso Orellana
PVN-DRW-040-AO through BS-Excavation Plan, Alfonso Orellana
PVN-DRW-040-AT, AU-Test Pits-sections, Alfonso Orellana
PVN-DRW-040-A through DD-Excavation Plan, Alfonso Orellana
PVN-DRW-040-AV, BA-Test Pits-sdections, Alfonso Orellana
PVN-DRW-040-BB, BC-Test Pits-sections, Alfonso Orellana
PVN-DRW-040-BD, BE, Test Pits-sections, Alfonso Orellana
PVN-DRW-040-BF, BG, Test Pits-sections, Alfonso Orellana
PVN-DRW-040-BH, BI-Test Pits-sections, Alfonso Orellana
PVN-DRW-040-BK, BL-Test Pits-sections, Alfonso Orellana
PVN-DRW-040-BM, BN-Test Pits-sections, Alfonso Orellana
PVN-DRW-040-BO, BP-Test Pits-sections, Alfonso Orellana
PVN-DRW-040-BQ, BR-Test Pits-sections, Alfonso Orellana
PVN-DRW-040-BS-Test Pits-section, Alfonso Orellana
PVN-DRW-040-BT, BU-Test Pits-sections, Alfonso Orellana
PVN-DRW-040-BT through CY-Excavation Plan, Alfonso Orellana
PVN-DRw-040-BV, BX-Test Pits-sections, Alfonso Orellana
PVN-DRW-040-BY, BZ-Test Pits-sections, Alfonso Orellana
PVN-DRW-040-CA, CB, CC, CD-Test Pits-sections, Alfonso Orellana
PVN-DRW-040-CC, DD-Test Pits-sections, Alfonso Orellana
PVN-DRW-040-C, D-Test Pits-sections, Alfonso Orellana
PVN-DRW-040-CE, CF-Test Pits-sections, Alfonso Orellana
PVN-DRW-040-CG, CH-Test Pits-sections, Alfonso Orellana
PVN-DRW-040-CI, CJ-Test Pits-sections, Alfonso Orellana
PVN-DRW-040-CK, CL-Test Pits-sections, Alfonso Orellana
PVN-DRW-040-CM, CN-Test Pits-sections, Alfonso Orellana
PVN-DRW-040-CO, CP, Test Pits-sections, Alfonso Orellana
PVN-DRW-040-CQ, CR-Test Pits-sections, Alfonso Orellana
PVN-DRW-040-CS, CT-Test Pits-sections, Alfonso Orellana
PVN-DRW-040-CU, CV-Test Pits-sections, Alfonso Orellana
PVN-DRW-040-CX, CY-Test Pits-sections, Alfonso Orellana
PVN-DRW-040-EE, FF-Test Pits-sections, Alfonso Orellana
PVN-DRW-040-E, F-Test Pits-sections, Alfonso Orellana
PVN-DRW-040-GG, HH-Test Pits-sections, Alfonso Orellana
PVN-DRW-040-G, H-Test Pits-sections, Alfonso Orellana
PVN-DRW-040-II, II, MM-Test Pits-sections, Alfonso Orellana
PVN-DRW-040-I, J-Test Pits-sections, Alfonso Orellana
PVN-DRW-040-K-Test Pit-section, Alfonso Orellana
PVN-DRW-040-M, N-Test Pits-sections, Alfonso Orellana
PVN-DRW-040-O, S-Test Pits-sections, Alfonso Orellana
PVN-DRW-040-PP, QQ-Test Pits-sections, Alfonso Orellana
PVN-DRW-040-P-Test Pit-section, Alfonso Orellana
PVN-DRW-040-Q, R-Test Pits-sections, Alfonso Orellana
PVN-DRW-040-RR, SS-Test Pits-sections, Alfonso Orellana
PVN-DRW-040-Test Pits-Section Key, Alfonso Orellana
PVN-DRW-040-T, U-Test Pits-sections, Alfonso Orellana
PVN-DRW-040-UU, VV-Test Pits-sections, Alfonso Orellana
PVN-DRW-040-V, X-Test Pits-sections, Alfonso Orellana
PVN-DRW-040-XX, YY-Test Pits-section, Alfonso Orellana
PVN-DRW-040-Z, AA-Test Pits-section, Alfonso Orellana
PVN-DRW-040-ZZ, AB-Test Pits-sections, Alfonso Orellana
PVN-DRW-042-A-Str 1A-34-section A, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-042-A-Str 1A-34-section B, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-DRW-042-B-Str 1A-32-section A, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-DRW-042-B-Str 1A-32-section B, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-042-B-Str 1A-32-section C, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-042-B-Str 1A-32-section D, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-042-B-Str 1A-32-Sketch Plan, Allison Deitz
PVN-DRW-042-C-Str 1A-34-section A, Edward Schortman