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-168-AF-Test Pit-Section, Neil Ross
PVN-DRw-168-B F-Monument-Section, Theodore Neff
PVN-DRW-168-B-Str 21-Section, Marne Ausec
PVN-DRW-168-B-Str 21-Section, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-168-C-Str 16-Feature Plan, Theodore Neff
PVN-DRW-168-C-Str 16-Feature Plan, Theodore Neff
PVN-DRW-168-C-Str 16-Section, Marne Ausec
PVN-DRW-168-C-Str 16-Section, Theodore Neff
PVN-DRW-168-D-Str 11-Section, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-168-D-Str 11-Section, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-168-D-Str 11-Section, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-168-E-Str 7-Section, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-168-F-Monument-Section, Marne Ausec
PVN-DRW-168-G H-Str 26-Section, Theodore Neff
PVN-DRW-168-G H-Str 26-Section, Theodore Neff
PVN-DRW-168-I-Str 40-Section, Marne Ausec
PVN-DRW-168-J-Str 32-Section, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-168-K-Str 40-Section, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-168-L-Str 25-Section, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-168-M-Test Pit-Feature Plan, Heather Mahan
PVN-DRW-168-Site Map, Patricia Urban
PVN-DRW-169-B-Str 8-Section, Theodore Neff
PVN-DRW-169-C-Str 4-Section, Theodore Neff
PVN-DRW-169-D-Str 3-Section, Theodore Neff
PVN-DRW-169-E F G H J K L M-Str 2-Excavation Plan, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-169-E F G H-Str 2-Section, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-169-E F G H-Str 2-Section, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-169-I-Str 12-Section, Theodore Neff
PVN-DRW-169-L-Str 2-Elevation, Theodore Neff
PVN-DRW-169-N O-Test Pits-Section, Theodore Neff
PVN-DRW-169-Site Map, Patricia Urban
PVN-DRW-16-Str 53-section, Andrew Kindon
PVN-DRW-170-E-Str 12-Feature Plan, Theodore Neff
PVN-DRW-170-Site Map, Patricia Urban
PVN-DRW-170-Site Map, Patricia Urban
PVN-DRW-171-B-Str 2-Section, Theodore Neff
PVN-DRW-171-C-Str 14-Section, Theodore Neff
PVN-DRW-171-D-Str 8-Section, Theodore Neff
PVN-DRW-171-E-Str 12-Section, Theodore Neff
PVN-DRW-172-Site Map, Patricia Urban
PVN-DRW-173-Site Map, Patricia Urban
PVN-DRW-174-Site Map, Patricia Urban
PVN-DRW-175-B-Str 2-Detailed Architectural Plan, Michael Kneppler
PVN-DRW-175-B-Str 2-Section, Michael Kneppler
PVN-DRW-175-C-Str 4-Detailed Architectural Plan, Nicholas Gevock
PVN-DRW-175-C-Str 4-Section, Nicholas Gevock
PVN-DRW-175-C-Str 4-Section, Nicholas Gevock
PVN-DRW-175-D-Str 9-Detailed Architectural Pan, Cecile Gevock-Delahaye
PVN-DRW-175-E-Str 3-Detailed Architectural Plan, Michael Kneppler
PVN-DRW-175-E-Str 3-Section, Michael Kneppler
PVN-DRW-175-G J-Str 4-Feature 2 Plan, Nicholas Gevock
PVN-DRW-175-G J-Str 6-Detailed Architectural Plan, Nicholas Gevock
PVN-DRW-175-G J-Str 6-Section, Nicholas Gevock
PVN-DRW-175-G J-Str 6-Section, Nicholas Gevock
PVN-DRW-175-H-Str 1-Detailed Structure Plan, Michael Kneppler
PVN-DRW-175-H-Str 1-Distribution of Excavation Lots, Michael Kneppler
PVN-DRW-175-H-Str 1-Section, Michael Kneppler
PVN-DRW-175-I-Str 7-Sketch Plan of the Building's Architecture, Cecile Gevock-Delahaye
PVN-DRW-175-Site Map, Patricia Urban
PVN-DRW-175-Str 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10-Excavation Plan, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-175-Str 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10-Excavation Plan, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-176-B C D E F-Str 1, 5, 6-Excavation Plan, Patricia Urban
PVN-DRW-176-B D-Str 5, 6-Sections, Patricia Urban
PVN-DRW-176-Site Map, Patricia Urban
PVN-DRW-177-Site Map, Patricia Urban
PVN-DRW-178-Site Map, Patricia Urban
PVN-DRW-182-Site Map, Patricia Urban
PVN-DRW-183-B-Str 8-Section, Theodore Neff
PVN-DRW-183-C I-Str 4, 11-Sections, Lavinia True
PVN-DRW-183-D E-Str 13, 14-Sections, Theodore Neff
PVN-DRW-183-F-Str 16-Section, Theodore Neff
PVN-DRW-183-G K-Str 1-Section, Lavinia True
PVN-DRW-183-G K-Str 1-Section, Lavinia True
PVN-DRW-183-H J-Str 2-Excavation Plan, Theodore Neff
PVN-DRW-183-H-Str 2-Section, Lavinia True
PVN-DRW-183-Site Map, Patricia Urban
PVN-DRW-186-B-Str 3-Section, Patricia Urban
PVN-DRW-186-B-Str 3-Section, Patricia Urban
PVN-DRW-186-C-Str 6-Excavation Plan, Patricia Urban
PVN-DRW-186-Site Map, Patricia Urban
PVN-DRW-189-Site Map, Patricia Urban
PVN-DRW-18-O-Str 83A-sketch plan of excavation units, Brendan Reagan
PVN-DRW-18-Str 18-Sub1 22 83A 99-architectural site plan, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-190-Site Map, Patricia Urban
PVN-DRW-192-Site Map, Patricia Urban
PVN-DRW-194-Site Map, Patricia Urban
PVN-DRW-195-Site Map, Patricia Urban
PVN-DRW-196-Site Map, Patricia Urban
PVN-DRW-197-Site Map, Patricia Urban
PVN-DRW-199-Site Map, Patricia Urban
PVN-DRW-19-H I-Str 60-section, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-200-Site Map, Patricia Urban
PVN-DRW-202-202DG, DH, DZ, EA, FB, FF, FG-Str 47-Excavation Plan, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-202-202-LO, LP, LQ, LR, LS, LT, MY, MZ, NA, NB, NC, ND, NL, NM, PO-Str 81-Excavation Plan, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-202-AA, AB, AC, AD, AE, AF-Str 1-Excavation Unit Plan, Miranda Stockett
PVN-DRW-202-AA, AB, AC, AD, AE, AF-Str 1-Excavation Unit Plans, Miranda Stockett
PVN-DRW-202-AA, AH, AP, AZ, BC, BO, BW, BX-Str 40-Excavation Unit Plan, Charles Webber
PVN-DRW-202-AA, AH- Str 1, 13-Excavation Unit Plan, Miranda Stockett
PVN-DRW-202-AA, HH-Str 1-Excavation Unit Plan, Miranda Stockett
PVN-DRW-202-AA-Str 13-Excavation Unit Plan, Miranda Stockett