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Four Valleys Archive

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

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Scholarship

Drawings Drawings

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

PVN-DRW-018-Q-Str 18 Sub1-architectural sketch plan, Brendan Reagan

PVN-DRW-018-Q-Str 18-Sub1-architectural sketch plan, Brendan Reagan

PVN-DRW-018-Q-Str 18 Sub1-section, Brendan Reagan

PVN-DRW-018-Q-Str 18 Sub1-sketch plan of excavation units, Brendan Reagan

PVN-DRW-018-Str 22-architectural sketch plan, Brendan Reagan

PVN-DRW-018-Str 22-architectural sketch plan, Brendan Reagan

PVN-DRW-018-Str 22-burial feature plan, Brendan Reagan

PVN-DRW-018-Str 22-sketch plan of excavation units, Brendan Reagan

PVN-DRW-018-Str 99-sketch architectural plan, Daniel Contreras

PVN-DRW-019-A-Str 58-section, Edward Schortman

PVN-DRW-019-B-Str 61-section, Marne Ausec

PVN-DRW-019-C-Str 57-section, Richard Goebbels

PVN-DRW-=019-G-Str 62-section, Edward Schortman

PVN-DRW-019-H I-Str 60-section, Edward Schortman

PVN-DRW-019-H I-Str 60-section, Edward Schortman

PVN-DRW-019-H-Str 60-detailed plan of Unit 13, Edward Schortman

PVN-DRW-019-H-Str 60-main section, Edward Schortman

PVN-DRW-019-H-Str 60-section, Samuel Connell

PVN-DRW-019-H-Str 60-section, Edward Schortman

PVN-DRW-019-J G F K-Str 62-section, Edward Schortman

PVN-DRW-019-J-Str 62-section, Edward Schortman

PVN-DRW-019-L-Str 62-section, Neil Ross

PVN-DRW-019-L-Str 62-section, Neil Ross

PVN-DRW-019-N-Str 61-section, Edward Schortman

PVN-DRW-019-Str 58-architectural plan, Edward Schortman

PVN-DRW-019-Str 58-detailed excavation plan, Patricia Urban

PVN-DRW-019-Str 58-detailed inked architectural plan, Patricia Urban

PVN-DRW-019-Str 58- East-West section, Edward Schortman

PVN-DRW-019-Str 58-elevation of Unit 6, Edward Schortman

PVN-DRW-019-Str 59 60 61 62-architectural plan, Edward Schortman

PVN-DRW-019-Str 59 60 61 62-architectural plan, Patricia Urban

PVN-DRW-019-Str 60-section, Edward Schortman