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-104-E H-Str 1-Section, Matthew Turek
PVN-DRW-104-E H-Str 1-Section, Matthew Turek
PVN-DRW-104-E H-Str 1-Section, Matthew Turek
PVN-DRW-104-E H-Str 1-Section, Matthew Turek
PVN-DRW-104-E H-Str 1-Section, Matthew Turek
PVN-DRW-104-E H-Str 1-Section, Matthew Turek
PVN-DRW-104-F-Str 5-Detailed Feature Plan, Leslie Solometo
PVN-DRW-104-F-Str 5-Section, Leslie Solometo
PVN-DRW-104-G J M N-Str 7-Excavation Sketch Plan, Amy McCoy
PVN-DRW-104-G-Str 7-Section, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-104-H-Feature Plan, Matthew Turek
PVN-DRW-104-H-Str 1-Section, Matthew Turek
PVN-DRW-104-I-Str 5-Detailed Feature Plan, Leslie Solometo
PVN-DRW-104-Site Plan, Patricia Urban
PVN-DRW-104-Str 1-Map, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-104-Str 4 5-Excavation Plan, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-104-Str 4-Detailed Sketch Plan, Julie Solometo
PVN-DRW-104-Str 4-Section, Julie Solometo
PVN-DRW-104-Str 4-Section, Julie Solometo
PVN-DRW-104-Str 7-Excavation Sketch Plan, Amy McCoy
PVN-DRW-104-Str 9-Excavation Sketch Plan, Amy McCoy
PVN-DRW-105-Site Map, Patricia Urban
PVN-DRW-106-B-Str 106-15-section, Lavinia True
PVN-DRW-106-B-Str 106-15-section B, Lavinia True
PVN-DRW-106-C-Str 106-16-section, David Schafer
PVN-DRW-106-D, G-Str 106-15-section, Lavinia True
PVN-DRW-106-E-Str 106-16-section, Lavinia True
PVN-DRW-106-Excavation Plan, David Schafer
PVN-DRW-106-F-Str 106-16-section, Lavinia True
PVN-DRW-106-G-Str 106-16-section, David Schafer
PVN-DRW-108-Site Map, Paaricia Urban
PVN-DRW-110-C D F-Str 7 10-sections, Patricia Urban
PVN-DRW-110-E-Str 6-section, Patricia Urban
PVN-DRW-110-Excavation Plan, Patricia Urban
PVN-DRW-110-Site Plan, Patricia Urban
PVN-DRW-110-Site Plan-Pencil Drawing, Patricia Urban
PVN-DRW-113-B-Str 12-section, Juliie Miller
PVN-DRW-113-C-Str 11-section, Juliie Miller
PVN-DRW-113-D-Str 5-section, Juliie Miller
PVN-DRW-113-E-Str 3-section, Juliie Miller
PVN-DRW-113-Excavation Plan, Juliie Miller
PVN-DRW-113-F-Str 6-section, Juliie Miller
PVN-DRW-113-G-Str 19-section, Juliie Miller
PVN-DRW-113-H-Str 10-section, Juliie Miller
PVN-DRW-113-Site Map, Patricia Urban
PVN-DRW-120-AA AL-Str 8-Excavation Sketch Plan, John Douglass
PVN-DRW-120-AA-Str 8-Detailed Feature Plan, John Douglass
PVN-DRW-120-AA-Str 8-Section, John Douglass
PVN-DRW-120-AA-Str 8-Section, John Douglass
PVN-DRW-120-AA-Str 8-Section-Inked, Patricia Urban
PVN-DRW-120-AB AF-Str 4-Section, Susan Buchmueller
PVN-DRW-120-AB AF-Str 4-Section, Susan Buchmueller
PVN-DRW-120-AB-Str 4-Section, Susan Buchmueller
PVN-DRW-120-AB-Str 4-Sketch Excavation Plan, Susan Buchmueller
PVN-DRW-120-AC AH-Str 13-Section, John Douglass
PVN-DRW-120-AC AH-Str 13-Section, John Douglass
PVN-DRW-120-AC AH-Str 13-Section, John Douglass
PVN-DRW-120-AC AH-Str 13-Section, John Douglass
PVN-DRW-120-AC AH-Str 13-Section-Inked, Patricia Urban
PVN-DRW-120-AC-Str 13-Excavation Sketch Plan, John Douglass
PVN-DRW-120-AD AI-section-inked, Patricia Urban
PVN-DRW-120-AD AI-Str 1-section, Susan Buchmueller
PVN-DRW-120-AD AI-Str 1-section, Susan Buchmueller
PVN-DRW-120-AD AI-Str 1-Sketch Plan, Susan Buchmueller
PVN-DRW-120-AE AK-Str 14-Excavation Sketch Plan, Susan Buchmueller
PVN-DRW-120-AE AK-Str 14-Section, Susan Buchmueller
PVN-DRW-120-AE AK-Str 14-Section, Susan Buchmueller
PVN-DRW-120-AE AK-Str 14-Section-Inked, Patricia Urban
PVN-DRW-120-AG-Str 10-Excavation Sketch Plan, John Douglass
PVN-DRW-120-AG-Str 10-Section, John Douglass
PVN-DRW-120-AG-Str 10-Section, John Douglass
PVN-DRW-120-AG-Str 10-Section-Inked, Patricia Urban
PVN-DRW-120-AH-Str 13-Detailed Burial Plan, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-120-AH-Str 13-Excavation Sketch Plan, John Douglass
PVN-DRW-120-AJ AM-Str 3-Excavation Plan, Patricia Urban
PVN-DRW-120-AJ AM-Str 3-Excavation Sketch Plan, Susan Buchmueller
PVN-DRW-120-AJ AM-Str 3-section, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-120-AJ AM-Str 3-section, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-120-AJ AM-Str 3-Section, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-120-AL-Str 8-Section, John Douglass
PVN-DRW-120-B D E F-Test Pits-Sections, Patricia Urban
PVN-DRW-120-C D G I-Excavation Plan 1979, Patricia Urban
PVN-DRW-120-Site Map, Patricia Urban
PVN-DRW-120-Str 1 3 4 8 10 13 14, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-120-Str 1 3 4 8 10 13 14-Excavation Plan 1990, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-120-Str 1 3 4 8 10 13 14-Excavation Plan-1990, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-120-Str 1 3 4 8 10 13 14-Excavation Plan-1990, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-121-Site Map, Patricia Urban
PVN-DRW-122-Site Plan, Patricia Urban
PVN-DRW-123-AA-AN, AQ, AS-AW-Excavation Plan, Victoria Clark
PVN-DRW-123-AA-AN, AQ, AS-AW-Excavation Plan Showing cobble Features, Victoria Clark
PVN-DRW-123-AA-Str 26-Section, Theodore Neff
PVN-DRW-123-AB, AC, AD, AI-Str 123-Sub1-Excavation Plan, Victoria Clark
PVN-DRW-123-AB-Str 123-Sub1-Burial Plan, Victoria Clark
PVN-DRW-123-AB-Str 123-Sub1-Section, Patricia Urban
PVN-DRW-123-AB to AT-Str 123-Sub1-Sketch Excavation Plan, Victoria Clark
PVN-DRW-123-AC-Str 123-Sub1-Feature Plan, Victoria Clark
PVN-DRW-123-AC-Str 123-Sub1-Feature Plan, Victoria Clark
PVN-DRW-123-AC-Str 123-Sub1-Feature Plan, Victoria Clark
PVN-DRW-123-AC-Str 123-Sub1-Feature Plan, Victoria Clark