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 |
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Scholarship
| Posters |
Drawings
PVN-DRW-307-Site Map, Sonya Kane
PVN-DRW-308-Site Map, Sonya Kane
PVN-DRW-309-Site Map, Sonya Kane
PVN-DRW-311-Site Map, Sonya Kane
PVN-DRW-312-Site Map, Sonya Kane
PVN-DRW-314-Site Map, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-31-kiln area-Str 120-section, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-322-Site Map, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-323-AE-Str Sub1-Section, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-323-B K L P U V AC AD AF AK AL-Str 1-Excavation Unit Plan, Adrienne Misheloff
PVN-DRW-323-B-Str 1-Section, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-323-B-Str 1-Section, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-323-D, G, H, I, J, M, R, S, W, AA, and AB-Str 2-Excavation Sketch Plan, Brianna Beacom
PVN-DRW-323-D, G, H, I, J, M, R, S, W, AA, and AB-Str 2-Excavation Unit Plan, Brianna Beacom
PVN-DRW-323-D, G, H, I, J, M, R, S, W, AA, and AB-Str 2-Feature Plan, Brianna Beacom
PVN-DRW-323-E N Q T V W X Y Z AI AJ-Str 3-Excavation Unit Plan, Adrienne Misheloff
PVN-DRW-323-E N Q T V W X Y Z AI AJ-Str 3-Sketch Plan, Adrienne Misheloff
PVN-DRW-323-E-Str 3-Section, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-323-E-Str 3-Section, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-323-Group III-Site Map, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-323-G-Str 2-Excavation Unit Plan, Brianna Beacom
PVN-DRW-323-G-Str 2-Section, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-323-G-Str2-Section, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-323-Str 1, 2, 3-Excavation Plan, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-323-Str 1-Burial Plan, Adrienne Misheloff
PVN-DRW-323-Str 2-Excavation Unit Plan and Section, Brianna Beacom
PVN-DRW-323-Str2-Section, Brianna Beacom
PVN-DRW-325-Site Map, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-325-Site Map, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-328-Site Map, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-329-Site Map, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-330-Site Map, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-331-Site Map, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-332-Site Map, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-334-Site Map, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-335-B C D E F-Str 1, 2, 3-Excavation Plan, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-335-B C D E F-Str 1, 2, 3-Excavation Plan-Inked, Patricia Urban
PVN-DRW-335-B-Str 2-Detailed Sketch Plan, Kim Sarnecki
PVN-DRW-335-B-Str 2-Section, Kim Sarnecki
PVN-DRW-335-B-Str 2-Section, Kim Sarnecki
PVN-DRW-335-B-Str 2-Section-Inked, Kim Sarnecki
PVN-DRW-335-C-Str 3-Detailed Sketch Plan, Kim Sarnecki
PVN-DRW-335-C-Str 3-Section, Kim Sarnecki
PVN-DRW-335-C-Str 3-Section-Inked, Patricia Urban
PVN-DRW-335-D E F-Str 1-Detailed Sketch Plan, Kim Sarnecki
PVN-DRW-335-D E F-Str 1-Section, Kim Sarnecki
PVN-DRW-335-D E F-Str 1-Section-Inked, Patricia Urban
PVN-DRW-335-Site Map, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-337-B C D E F-Str 1, 2-Excavation Plan, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-337-B C-Str 1-Section, Jennifer Ehret
PVN-DRW-337-B C-Str 1-Section, Jennifer Ehret
PVN-DRW-337-D-Section, Lavinia True
PVN-DRW-337-E-Str Sub-1-Section, Lavinia True
PVN-DRW-337-F-Test Pit-Section, Lavinia True
PVN-DRW-337-Site Map, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-338-C-Str 28-Section, Christopher Eaton
PVN-DRW-338-C-Str 28-Section, Christopher Eaton
PVN-DRW-338-G-Str 14-Section, Theodore Neff
PVN-DRW-338-H-Str 31-Section, Theodore Neff
PVN-DRW-338-I-Str 45-Section, Theodore Neff
PVN-DRW-338-J-Str 20-Section, Theodore Neff
PVN-DRW-338-Site Map, Patricia Urban
PVN-DRW-338-Site Plan-Inked, Patricia Urban
PVN-DRW-340-Site Map, Chistopher Eaton
PVN-DRW-346-Site Map, Chistopher Eaton
PVN-DRW-350-Site Map, Christopher Eaton
PVN-DRW-353-Site Map, Christopher Eaton
PVN-DRW-355-Site Map, Christopher Eaton
PVN-DRW-357-Site Map, Chistopher Eaton
PVN-DRW-359-Site Map, Christopher Eaton
PVN-DRW-360-Site Map, Sylvia Smith
PVN-DRW-362-Site Map, Christopher Eaton
PVN-DRW-363-Site Map, Christopher Eaton
PVN-DRW-364-Site Map, Christopher Eaton
PVN-DRW-366-Sketch Map, Christopher Eaton
PVN-DRW-367-Site Map, Chistopher Eaton
PVN-DRW-371-Site Map, Christopher Eaton
PVN-DRW-374-Site Map, Chistopher Eaton
PVN-DRW-376-Site Map, Chistopher Eaton
PVN-DRW-377-Site Map, Christopher Eaton
PVN-DRW-378-Site Map, Chistopher Eaton
PVN-DRW-380-Site Map, Lavinia True
PVN-DRW-384-Site Map, Christopher Eaton
PVN-DRW-386-B-Str 1-Detailed Sketch Plan, Matthew Turek
PVN-DRW-386-B-Str 1-Excavation Unit Plan, Bevin Etheridge
PVN-DRW-386-B-Str 1-Section, Matthew Turek
PVN-DRW-386-B-Str 1-Section, Matthew Turek
PVN-DRW-386-C-Str 8-Excavation Unit Plan, Lyman Armstrong
PVN-DRW-386-C-Str 8-Section, Lyman Armstrong
PVN-DRW-386-D-Str 6-Excavation Unit Plan, Lyman Armstrong
PVN-DRW-386-D-Str 6-Section, Lyman Armstrong
PVN-DRW-386-E F-Str 12-Feature Plan, Jennifer Shearin
PVN-DRW-386-E F-Str 12-Section, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-386-G H-Str 13-Section, Chistopher Attarian
PVN-DRW-386-I-Str 4-Excavation Unit Plan, Matthew Turek
PVN-DRW-386-I-Str 4-Feature Plan, Matthew Turek
PVN-DRW-386-I-Str 4-Feature Plan, Matthew Turek
PVN-DRW-386-I-Str 4-Section, Matthew Turek
PVN-DRW-386-I-Str 4-Sketch Plan, Matthew Turek
PVN-DRW-386-J M-Str 13-Section, Chistopher Attarian