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-Op 161C-Str 2-Section, Charles Webber
PVC-DRW-Op 161D-Str 1-Section, Leigh Anne Ellison
PVC-DRW-Op 161-Site Map, Edward Schortman
PVC-DRW-Op 161-Sketch Map, Edward Schortman
PVC-DRW-Op 161-Str 1 and 2-Excavation Plan, Edward Schortman
PVC-DRW-OP 161-Str 1 and 2-Excavation Plan-Inked, Patricia Urban
PVC-DRW-Op 162B-Str 2-Section, Charles Webber
PVC-DRW-Op 162C-Str 2-Section, Charles Webber
PVC-DRW-Op 162D-Str 2-Section, Charles Webber
PVC-DRW-OP 162E, F-Str 1-Section, Leigh Anne Ellison
PVC-DRW-OP 162E, F-Str 1-Section, Leigh Anne Ellison
PVC-DRW-Op 162F-Str 1-Section, Leigh Anne Ellison
PVC-DRW-Op 162-Str 1 and 2-Excavation Plan, Edward Schortman
PVC-DRW-OP 162-Str 1 and 2-Excavation Plan-Inked, Patricia Urban
PVC-DRW-Op 162-Str 2-Sketch Excavation Plan, Charles Webber
PVC-DRW-Op 162-Str 2-Sketch Excavation Plan, Charles Webber
PVC-DRW-Op 163-Site Map, Edward Schortman
PVC-DRW-Op 164-Site Map, Edward Schortman
PVC-DRW-Op 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173-Site Locations-Sketch Map, Edward Schortman
PVC-DRW-Op 168, 174, 176, 177, 178-Site Maps, Edward Schortman
PVC-DRW-Op 172, 174, 175, 176, 177-Site Locations-Sketch, Edward Schortman
PVC-DRW-Op 174-Site Map, Edward Schortman
PVC-DRW-Op 176-Site Map, Edward Schortman
PVC-DRW-Op 177B, C, D, E-Str 1-Excavation Sketch Plan, Rebecca Laughner
PVC-DRW-Op 177B, C, D, E-Str 1-Excavation Unit Plan, Rebecca Laughner
PVC-DRW-Op 177C-Str 1-Section, Rebecca Laughner
PVC-DRW-Op 178B, C-Str 3-Excavation Sketch Plan, Rebecca Laughner
PVC-DRW-Op 178B, C-Str 3-Excavation Unit Plan, Rebecca Laughner
PVC-DRW-Op 178B-Str 3-Section, Rebecca Laughner
PVC-DRW-Op 178B-Str 3-Section, Rebecca Laughner
PVC-DRW-Op 178C-Str 3-Section, Rebecca Laughner
PVC-DRW-Op 178-Site Map, Edward Schortman
PVC-DRW-Op 179-Site Map, Edward Schortman
PVC-DRW-Op 180-Site Map, Edward Schortman
PVC-DRW-Op 196B-Str 1-Section, David Rogoff
PVC-DRW-Op 196B-Str 1-Section, David Rogoff
PVC-DRW-Op 196C-Excavation Unit Plan, David Rogoff
PVC-DRW-Op 196C-Str 2-Section, David Rogoff
PVc-DRW-Op 197B-Str 2-Section, David Rogoff
PVC-DRW-Op 197C-Str 4-Excavation Unit Plan, David Rogoff
PVC-DRW-Op 197C-Str 4-Section, David Rogoff
PVC-DRW-Op 37-Structures 204 247-excavation plan, Edward Mark Schortman
PVC-DRW-Op 50CA-Structure 412-Section, Patricia Urban
PVC-DRW-Op 53AC, AE, BX-Str 405-Excavation Unit Plan, Laura Richardson
PVC-DRW-Site 120-Site Map of the Three Major Platforms, Edward Schortman
PVC DRW Subop 13BA Plan Str 14, Edward Mark Schortman
PVC DRW Subop 13BA Section Str 14, Edward Mark Schortman
PVC DRW Subop 14AA, 14AB, 14AE Plan Str 13, 345, 346, Edward Mark Schortman
PVC DRW Subop 14AA Detailed Plan Str 13, Edward Mark Schortman
PVC DRW Subop 14AA Section Str 13, Edward Mark Schortman
PVC DRW Subop 14AB Detailed Plan 02 Str 345 and 346, Edward Mark Schortman
PVC DRW Subop 14AB Elevation Str 345 and 346, Edward Mark Schortman
PVC DRW Subop 14AB Section Firing Pit Str 345 and 346, Edward Mark Schortman
PVC DRW Subop 14AB Section Str 345 and 346, Edward Mark Schortman
PVC DRW Subop 14AB Section Str 345 and 346, Edward Mark Schortman
PVC DRW Subop 14AD Section Str 345-Sub1, Edward Mark Schortman
PVC DRW Subop 14AE Detailed Plan Str 13-Sub2, Edward Mark Schortman
PVC DRW Subop 14AE Section Str 13-Sub2, Edward Mark Schortman
PVC DRW Subop 18BA, 18BB, 18BC, 18BD Plan Str 90, Edward Mark Schortman
PVC DRW Subop 18BA Detailed Plan Str 90, Edward Mark Schortman
PVC DRW Subop 18BA Section Str 90, Edward Mark Schortman
PVC DRW Subop 18BB, 18BC, 18BD Plan Str 90, Edward Mark Schortman
PVC DRW Subop 18BB Section Str 90, Edward Mark Schortman
PVC DRW Subop 18BC Plan Str 92, Edward Mark Schortman
PVC DRW Subop 18BC Section Str 92, Edward Mark Schortman
PVC DRW Subop 18BD Detailed Plan Str 90, Edward Mark Schortman
PVC DRW Subop 18BD Section Str 90, Edward Mark Schortman
PVC-Op 52-El Coyote-Excavation Report, Edward Schortman
PVC-SRW-El Coyote-Op 54CA-Str 365-Excavation Plan, Edward Schortman
PVC-SRW-El Coyote-Op 8-Str 49-Section, Edward Schortman
PVC Subop 14AA Detailed Plan Str 13 Spaniel Feature Oven, Edward Mark Schortman
PVC Subop 14AC Plan Test Pit, Edward Mark Schortman
PVC Subop 14AC Section Test Pit, Edward Mark Schortman
PVC Subop 18BC Section Str 90, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-128-F, Q, AC-Str 18- Excavation Unit Plan, Brianna Beacom
PVN 37B Section, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-CAT-014-F-012-006-CAND, Edward Schortman
PVN-CAT-014-I-007-006-CAND, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-015-B-034-F-000A-CNCMPB, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-032-N-025-002-STMP, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-036-H-012-001-SPWL, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-037-B-032-012-CNMDL, Krista Miller and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-043-B-024-008-FWO, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-043-B-041-016-SCNL, Susan Mooney
PVN-CAT-046-H-023-088-CNCMPBMDL, unknown unknown
PVN-CAT-046-H-023-111-CNCMPS, Benjamin Carter
PVN-CAT-046-J-003-001-SCNL, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-CAT-046-J-050-001-FWO, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-053-A-016-005A-SCNL, Peggy Caldwell
PVN-CAT-053-B-062-002-CNCMPB, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-053-C-004-001-CNLP, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-053-I-044-002-LCSH, Johanna Bell
PVN-CAT-053-I-057-001-SCNL, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-053-J-098-007-PLCN, Marne Ausec and Rolando Rodriguez
PVN-CAT-055-B-020-007-SCNL, Benjamin Carter
PVN-CAT-055-H-005-005-PLCN, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-055-H-019-002-FWO, Ellen Bell and Rolando Rodriguez
PVN-CAT-079-C-035-000-HACHA, Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-079-I-006-000-EFLR, Colleen Siders
PVN-CAT-096-B-055-001-CAND, Rebecca Reimbold and Quique Posas