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-055-Str 81-Sketch Plan, Brian Kneeland
PVN-DRW-055-Y-Detailed Feature Plan, Brian Kneeland
PVN-DRW-056-C-Stairway Section, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-056-Excavation Plan, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-073-Site Map, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-077-Site Map, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-080-Site Map, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-084-A-Str 10-section, Lavinia True
PVN-DRW-084-A-Str 10-Structure Plan, Lavinia True
PVN-DRW-084-B, E-Str 1-section, Lavinia True
PVN-DRW-084-C-Str 5-section, Lavinia True
PVN-DRW-084-D-Str 6-section, Lavinia True
PVN-DRW-084-Excavation Plan, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-084-F-Str 6-section, Christopher Varga
PVN-DRW-084-Inked Excavation Plan, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-084-Site Map, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-084-SW Corner-Str 1-section, Lavinia True
PVN-DRW-088-Site Map, Patricia Urban
PVN-DRW-092-A-Str 6-Excavation Unit Plan, Helen Henderson
PVN-DRW-092-A-Str 6-Feature Plan, Helen Henderson
PVN-DRW-092-A-Str 6-section, Helen Henderson
PVN-DRW-092-A-Str 6-section, Helen Henderson
PVN-DRW-092-A-Str 6-section, Helen Henderson
PVN-DRW-092-B-Str 3-Detailed Excavation Plan, Helen Henderson
PVN-DRW--092-B-Str 3-Feature Plan, Helen Henderson
PVN-DRW-092-B-Str 3-Feature Plan, Helen Henderson
PVN-DRW-092-B-Str 3-Feature Plan, Helen Henderson
PVN-DRW-092-B-Str 3-section, Helen Henderson
PVN-DRW-092-B-Str 3-section, Helen Henderson
PVN-DRW-092-B-Str 3-section, Helen Henderson
PVN-DRW-092-B-Str 3-section, Helen Henderson
PVN-DRW-092-B-Str 3-section, Helen Henderson
PVN-DRW-092-C--Str 8-Feature Plan, Helen Henderson
PVN-DRW-092-C-Str 8-Feature Plan, Helen Henderson
PVN-DRW-092-C-Str 8-section, Helen Henderson
PVN-DRW-092-C-Str 8-section, Helen Henderson
PVN-DRW-092-C-Str 8-section, Helen Henderson
PVN-DRW-092-C-Str 8-section, Helen Henderson
PVN-DRW-092-D-Str 9-Excavation Unit Plan, Helen Henderson
PVN-DRW-092-D-Str 9-section, Helen Henderson
PVN-DRW-092-D-Str 9-section, Helen Henderson
PVN-DRW-092-E-Str 5-Feature Plan, Helen Henderson
PVN-DRW-092-E-Str 5-Feature Plan, Helen Henderson
PVN-DRW-092-E-Str 5-section, Helen Henderson
PVN-DRW-092-E-Str 5-section, Helen Henderson
PVN-DRW-092-Excavation Plan, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-096-A-Str 96-1-Feature Plan, Laura Aldrete
PVN-DRW-096-A-Str 96-1-section, Laura Aldrete
PVN-DRW-096-B-Str 96-2-section, Laura Aldrete
PVN-DRW-096-C K-Str 96-4-section, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-DRW-096-C-Str 96-4-section, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-DRW-096-D-Str 96-5-section, Laura Aldrete
PVN-DRW-096-E-Str 96-6-section, Laura Aldrete
PVN-DRW-096-E-Str 96-6-section, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-DRW-096-F-Str 96-8-section, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-DRW-099-B-Str 1-section, Julie Miller
PVN-DRW-099-C-Str 2-section, Julie Miller
PVN-DRW-099-D-Test Pit-section, Julie Miller
PVN-DRW-099-E-Test Pit-section, Julie Miller
PVN-DRW-099-Excavation Plan, Julie Miller
PVN-DRW-099-Excavation Plan, Julie Miller
PVN-DRW-099-F-Test Pit-section, Julie Miller
PVN-DRW-099-G-Test Pit-section, Julie Miller
PVN-DRW-099-H-Test Pit-section, Julie Miller
PVN-DRW-099-I-Test Pit-section, Julie Miller
PVN-DRW-099-J-Test Pit-section, Julie Miller
PVN-DRW-099-Site Map, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-100-Site Map, Patricia Urban
PVN-DRW-100-Site Map, Patricia Urban
PVN-DRW-101-A-Str 15-section, Stacie King
PVN-DRW-101-A-Str 16-section, Stacie King
PVN-DRW-101-A-Str 16-section, Stacie King
PVN-DRW-101-A-Str 16-section, Stacie King
PVN-DRW-101-B-Str 18-Feature Plan, Stacie King
PVN-DRW-101-B-Str 18-section, Stacie King
PVN-DRW-101-B-Str 18-section, Stacie King
PVN-DRW-101-C D E I-Str 4-Sketch Plan, Bevin Etheridge
PVN-DRW-101-C D-Str 4-section, Patricia Urban
PVN-DRW-101-E I-Str 4-section, Patricia Urban
PVN-DRW-101-Excavation Plan, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-101-Excavation Plan-Inked, Patricia Urban
PVN-DRW-101-F G-Str 3-section, Patricia Urban
PVN-DRW-101-H J-Str 3-section, Jennifer Ehret
PVN-DRW-101-K-Str 15-section, Stacie King
PVN-DRW-101-L-Str 19-section, Stacie King
PVN-DRW-101-M-Test Pit-section, Stacie King
PVN-DRW-101-N-Test Pit-section, Stacie King
PVN-DRW-101-O-Str 20-section, Stacie King
PVN-DRW-101-Site Map, Patricia Urban
PVN-DRW-101-Str 15-Excavation Unit Plan, Stacie King
PVN-DRW-102-Site Map, Patricia Urban
PVN-DRW-104-B-Str 5-Detailed Feature Plan, Leslie Sering
PVN-DRW-104-B-Str 5-Section, Leslie Sering
PVN-DRW-104-C-Str 4-Detailed Feature Plan, Julie Solometo
PVN-DRW-104-D-Str 8-Excavation Sketch Plan, Amy McCoy
PVN-DRW-104-D-Str 8-Section, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-104-E-Feature Plan, Matthew Turek
PVN-DRW-104-E H-Str 1-Feature Plan, Matthew Turek
PVN-DRW-104-E H-Str 1-Section, Matthew Turek
PVN-DRW-104-E H-Str 1-Section, Matthew Turek