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-019-Str 60-section, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-019-Str 60-sketch plan, Mary Yaeger
PVN-DRW-019-Str 61-section, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-019-Str 62-burial feature plan, Neil Ross
PVN-DRW-019-Str 62-sketch plan, Neil Ross
PVN-DRW-019-Str 62-sketch plan of excavation units, Neil Ross
PVN-DRW-020-A-Str 102-section, Sonya Kane
PVN-DRW-020-A-Str 102-section, Sonya Kane
PVN-DRW-020-A-Str 102-section, Sonya Kane
PVN-DRW-020-B-Str 69-section, Patricia Reed
PVN-DRW-020-D E F H-Str 86-architectural sketch plan, Michael Kneppler
PVN-DRW-020-D E F H-Str 86-detailed architectural plan, Michael Kneppler
PVN-DRW-020-D E F H-Str 86- plan of excavation units, Michael Kneppler
PVN-DRW-020-D, H-Str 80 architectural plan, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-020-D, H-Str 86-architectural plan, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-020-D-Str 86-detailed architectural plan, Michael Kneppler
PVN-DRW-020-D-Str 86-detailed excavation unit plan, Michael Kneppler
PVN-DRW-020-D-Str 86-detailed excavation unit plan, Michael Kneppler
PVN-DRW-020-D-Str 86-section, Michael Kneppler
PVN-DRW-020-D-Str 86-section, Michael Kneppler
PVN-DRW-020-D-Str 86-section, Michael Kneppler
PVN-DRW-020-E G H-Str 80-detailed archiectural plan, Michael Kneppler
PVN-DRW-020-E G H-Str 80-p,an of excavation units, Michael Kneppler
PVN-DRW-021-A-Str 14-architectural plan, Lisa Collins
PVN-DRW-021-A-Str 14-section, Lisa Collins
PVN-DRW-021-B, C, D-Str 13-architectural plan, Lisa Collins
PVN-DRW-021-B, C, D-Str 13-architectural plan, Lisa Collins
PVN-DRW-021-B-Str 13-section, Lisa Collins
PVN-DRW-021-C-Str 13-section, Lisa Collins
PVN-DRW-021-D-Str 13-section, Lisa Collins
PVN-DRW-021-E-test pit-section, Lisa Collins
PVN-DRW-021-F-test pit-section, Lisa Collins
PVN-DRW-023-A-Str 144-section, Matthew Dall
PVN-DRW-023-A-Str 144-section, Matthew Dall
PVN-DRW-023-B-Str 148-section, Matthew Dall
PVN-DRW-023-B-Str 148-section, Matthew Dall
PVN-DRW-023-B-Str 148-section, Matthew Dall
PVN-DRW-023-B-Str 148-section, Matthew Dall
PVN-DRW-023-B-Str 148-section, Matthew Dall
PVN-DRW-023-C-Str 147-section, Matthew Dall
PVN-DRW-023-D-Str 147-section, Matthew Dall
PVN-DRW-023-F-Str 183-section, Matthew Dall
PVN-DRW-023-F-Str 183-section, Matthew Dall
PVN-DRW-023-J-Str 230-section, Matthew Dall
PVN-DRW-023-J-Str 230-section, Matthew Dall
PVN-DRW-024-A, B, C, D, E-Str 1A-38-architectural plan, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-024-A, B-Str 1A-38-section, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-024-C-Str 1A-38-section, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-024-E-Str 1A-38-section, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-024-multiple-Str 1A-38-section, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-024-multiple-Str 1A-38-section, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-025-AA-Str 1A-13-section, Daniel Contreras
PVN-DRW-025-AB-Str 1A-12, 1A-13-section, Daniel Contreras
PVN-DRW-025-AB-Str 1A-13-section, Daniel Contreras
PVN-DRW-025-A, B-Str 1A-14-section, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-025-AI-Str 1A-12-section, Daniel Contreras
PVN-DRW-025-D, E-Str 1A-14-section, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-025-multiple-Str 1A-12-sketch plan, Daniel Contreras
PVN-DRW-025-multiple-Str 1A-13-sketch plan, Daniel Contreras
PVN-DRW-025-multiple-Str 1A-14-architectural plan, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-025-multiple-Str 1A-14-section, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-025-mutiple-Str 1A-12, 1A-13, architectural plan, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-026-A, B-Str. 1A-10-section, Patricia Reed
PVN-DRW-026-A-Str 1A-10-section, Patricia Reed
PVN-DRW-026-B-feature plan, Patricia Reed
PVN-DRW-026-multiple-Str 1A-10-architectural plan, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-027-A-Str 1A-58-section, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-027-A-Str 1A-58-wall elevation, Edward Schortman
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