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-202-JG, JH, JI, JJ, JK, JL, NK-Str 48-Excavation Unit Plan, Zachary Lee
PVN-DRW-202-JG, JH-Str 48-Section, Patricia Urban
PVN-DRW-202-JM, JN-Str 61-Section, Chester Liwosz
PVN-DRW-202-JM-Str 61-Burial Plan, Chester Liwosz
PVN-DRW-202-JS, JT-Str. 59-Section, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-202-KA, KB, KC, KD, NA, NK-Str 22-Excavation unit and Sketch Plan, Cally Haggerty
PVN-DRW-202-KA, KB-Str 22-Section, Patricia Urban
PVN-DRW-202-KA-Str 22-Section, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-202-KE, KF, KG, NU-Str 11, 116-Section, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-202-KE, KF, KG-Str 11-Section, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-202-KE, KF, KG-Str 11-Section, Patricia Urban
PVN-DRW-202-KK, KL, KM, KN, KO, KP-Str 106-Excavation Sketch Plan, Emmet Brady
PVN-DRW-202-KK, KL, KM, KN, KO, KP-Str 106-Excavation Unit Plan, Emmet Brady
PVN-DRW-202-KK, KL-Str 106-Section, Patricia Urban
PVN-DRW-202-KQ, KR, KS, KT, KU, KV, KW, KX-Str 7-Excavation Unit Plan, Roberto Ramirez
PVN-DRW-202-KQ-Str 7-Detailed Excavation Plan, Roberto Ramirez
PVN-DRW-202-KQ-Str 7-Section, Roberto Ramirez
PVN-DRW-202-KQ-Str 7-Section, Roberto Ramirez
PVn-DRW-202-KZ, LA, LB-Str 8-Excavation Unit Plan, Roberto Ramirez
PVN-DRW-202-KZ, LA, LB-Str 8-Section, Patricia Urban
PVN-DRW-202-LG, LH-Str 9-Section, Patricia Urban
PVN-DRW-202-LG, LH-Str 9-Sketch Plan, Courtney Coleman
PVN-DRW-202-LG, LH-Str 9-Sketch Plan, Courtney Coleman
PVN-DRW-202-LO, LP-Str 81-Section, Patricia Urban
PVN-DRW-202-LO-Str 81-Section, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-202-LQ-Str 81-Section, Patricia Urban
PVN-DRW-202-LU, LV, Str. 4-Section, Joanna Hayes
PVN-DRW-202-LX-Str 4-Section, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-202-MA, MB, MC. MD, ME-Str 70-Excavation Unit and Sketch Plan, Saskia Warren
PVN-DRW-202-MA, MB-Str 70-Section, Saskia Warren
PVN-DRW-202-ME-Str 70-Section, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-202-MG, MH, MI, MJ, MK, ML, OA, OP-Str 56-Excavation Sketch Plan, Lara Britain
PVN-DRW-202-MG, MH, MI, MJ, MK, ML, OA, OP-Str 56-Excavation Unit Plan, Lara Britain
PVN-DRW-202-MG-Str 56-Section, Patricia Urban
PVN-DRW-202-MH-Str 56-Section, Lara Britain
PVN-DRW-202-MM, MN, MO, MP. MS, MT, MU, MV, MW, NE, NF, NG, NH, NI-Str 110, 120-Excavation Unit Plan, John Compton
PVN-DRW-202-MM, MN, MT, MS-Str 110, 120-Section, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-202-MN-Str 110-Burial Plan, John Compton
PVN-DRW-202-NE-Str 114, 114-Sub1-Section, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-202-NE-Str 114-Burial Plan, John Compton
PVN-DRW-202-NF-Str 114, 120-Section, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-202-NH-Str 114-Feature Plan, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-202-NK-Str 22-Burial Plan, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-202-NR, NS, NT-Str 12-Excavation Plan, Emmet Brady
PVN-DRW-202-NR-Str 12-Burial Plan, Patricia Urban
PVN-DRW-202-NR-Str 12-Section, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-202-NS-Str 12-Burial Plan, Patricia Urban
PVN-DRW-202-NU, NV, NW-Str 116-Excavation Plan, Emmet Brady
PVN-DRW-202-NX, NY-Str 6-Section, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-202-OG, OH, Str 23-Section, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-202-OQ, OR-Str 60-Section, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-202-PC, PD,PE, PF, PG, PH, PI-Str 10-Detailed Excavation Plan, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-202-PC, PD,PE, PF, PG, PH, PI-Str 10-Excavation Unit Pan, Lara Britain
PVN-DRW-202PC, PD, PE, PF- Str 10-Detailed Excavation Plan, Patricia Urban
PVN-DRW-202-PG, PH, PI, PJ, PP-Str 133- Excavation Sketch Plan, Lara Britain
PVN-DRW-202-Plaza Test Pit-Section, Miranda Stockett
PVN-DRW-202-PT, PW, PX, -Test Pits-Sections, Patricia Urban
PVN-DRW-202-PW, PY-Test Pits-Sections, Patricia Urban
PVN-DRW-202-Site Map, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-202-Site Map, Patricia Urban
PVN-DRW-202-Str 10, 133-Sections, Lara Britain
PVN-DRW-202-Str 110, 114, 114-Sub1, 120-Excavation Sketch plan, John Compton
PVN-DRW-202-Str 114-Sub1-Burial Plan, John Compton
PVN-DRW-202-Str 13-Section, Russell Smith
PVN-DRW-202-Str 1, 5, 13, 14, 16, 17, 19, 21, 24, 26, 28, 35, 36, 40-Excavation Plans, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-202-Str 15, 18, 119, 43, 29, 25, 30-Excavation Plan, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-202-Str 15, 18, 19, 25, 20, 30, 43-Excavation Plan, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-202-Str 17-Detailed Excavation Plan, Kassia Randzio
PVN-DRW-202-Str 1-Detailed Excavation Plan, Leigh Anne Ellison
PVN-DRW-202-Str 2, 3, 53, 57, 64, 66, 66B, 67, 71, 78, 80, 95, Sub2-Excavation Plans, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-202-Str 2-Sketch Excavation Plan, Lara Britain
PVN-DRW-202-Str 2-Sketch Excavation Plan, Lara Britain
PVN-DRW-202-Str 2-Sketch Excavation Plan, Lara Britain
PVN-DRW-202-Str 2-Sketch Excavation Plan, Lara Britain
PVN-DRW-202-Str 3-Detailed Excavation Plan, Charles Webber
PVN-DRW-202-Str 40-Section, Charles Webber
PVN-DRW-202-Str 47-Excavation Sketch Plan, Andrew Haas
PVN-DRW-202-Str 47-Section, Andrew Haas
PVN-DRW-202-Str 5-Elevation, Miranda Stockett
PVN-DRW-202-Str 5-Section, Miranda Stockett
PVN-DRW-202-Str 60, 61-Excavation Unit Plan, Chester Liwosz
PVN-DRW-202-Str 66-Excavation Sketch Plan, Nicole Burkhardt
PVN-DRW-202-Str 66-Excavation Sketch Plan, Michelle Pino
PVN-DRW-202-Str 6-Burial Plan, Jennifer Dillon
PVN-DRW-202-Str 71-Section, Patrick Dresch
PVN-DRW-202-Str 80-Section, Nicole Burkhardt
PVN-DRW-202-Str 80-Section, Nicole Burkhardt
PVN-DRW-202-Str 81-Detailed Excavation plan, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-202-Str 95-Section, Nikkie Swayne
PVN-DRW-202-Str 95-Section, Nikkie Swayne
PVN-DRW-209-B C-Str 1 and 3-Excavation PLan, Patricia Urban
PVN-DRW-209-B C-Str 1 and 3-Section and Elevations, Patricia Urban
PVN-DRW-209-Site Map, Patricia Urban
PVN-DRW-211-Site Map, Patricia Urban
PVN-DRW-213-Site Map, Patricia Urban
PVN-DRW-214-Site Map, Patricia Urban
PVN-DRW-215-Site Map, Patricia Urban
PVN-DRW-217-B-Str 1-Elevation, Patricia Urban
PVN-DRW-219-A B-Str 3-Section, Marcela Esqueda
PVN-DRW-219-A-Str 3-Section, Marcela Esqueda