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-386-K-Str 16-Feature Plan, Jennifer Shearin
PVN-DRW-386-K-Str 16-Section, Jennifer Shearin
PVN-DRW-386-L-Str 9-Excavation Unit Plan, Lyman Armstrong
PVN-DRW-386-L-Str 9-Section, Lyman Armstrong
PVN-DRW-386-P-Str 3-Excavation Unit Plan, Matthew Turek
PVN-DRW-386-P-Str 3-Section, Matthew Turek
PVN-DRW-386-P-Str 3-Sketch Plan, Matthew Turek
PVN-DRW-386-Q-Str 11-Section, Kevin Avalos
PVN-DRW-386-Q-Str 11-Sketch Plan, Kevin Avalos
PVN-DRW-386-Q T U-Str 11, 22, 23-Excavation Plan, John Douglass
PVN-DRW-386-Site Map, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-386-Str 12, 13, 14, 18-Excavation Plan, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-386-Str 1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9-Excavation Plan, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-386-Str 1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9-Excavation Plan-Inked, Patricia Urban
PVN-DRW-386-Str 13-Section, Chistopher Attarian
PVN-DRW-386-Str 23-Sketch Plan, John Douglass
PVN-DRW-386-T-Str 22-Sketch Plan, John Douglass
PVN-DRW-386-T-Str 23-Section, John Douglass
PVN-DRW-386-U-Str 22-Section, John Douglass
PVN-DRW-388-Site Map, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-38-C-Str 1A-57-section, Krista Miller
PVN-DRW-38-G-Str 1A-58-Sketch Excavation Plan, Lisa Collins
PVN-DRW--38-K-Operation 38-Sub3-Sketch Plan, Lisa Collins
PVN-DRW-391-B-Group 2-Str 1-Section, Suzanne Crow
PVN-DRW-391-B J M-Group 2-Str 1-Excavation Unit Plan, Suzanne Crow
PVN-DRW-391-C G K L-Group 2-Str 4-Excavation Unit Plan, Suzanne Crow
PVN-DRW-391-D H-Group 3-Str 3-Section, Rachel Smith
PVN-DRW-391-F-Group 3-Str 1-Section, Rachel Smith
PVN-DRW-391-G-Group 2, Str 4-Section, Suzanne Crow
PVN-DRW-391-Group 2-Excavation Plant-Inked, Patricia Urban
PVN-DRW-391-Group 2-Str 1, 2, 3, 4-Excavation Plan, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-391-Group 3-Excavation Plan-Inked, Patricia Urban 4272484
PVN-DRW-391-Group 3-Str 1, 2, 3, 4-Excavation Plan, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-391-I-Group 3-Str 4-Section, Rachel Smith
PVN-DRW-391-N-Group 2-Str 3-Section, Suzanne Crow
PVN-DRW-391-N O P-Group 2-Str 3-Excavation Unit Plan, Suzanne Crow
PVN-DRW-391-Q-Group 3-Str 2-Section, Rachel Smith
PVN-DRW-391-R-Group 2-Str 2-Section, Suzanne Crow
PVN-DRW-391-R S T-Group-Str 2-Excavation Unit Plan, Suzanne Crow
PVN-DRW-391-Site Map, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-393-Site Map, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-394-Site Map, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-395-B H L-Str 2-Detailed Architectural Plan, Miranda Stockett
PVN-DRW-395-B H L-Str 2-Detailed Architectural Sketch Plan, Miranda Stockett
PVN-DRW-395-B H L-Str 2-Section, Miranda Stockett
PVN-DRW-395-B H-Str 2-Excavation Unit Plan, Miranda Stockett
PVN-DRW-395-B L-Str 2-Feature Plan, Miranda Stockett
PVN-DRW-395-B L-Str 2-Feature Plan, Miranda Stockett
PVN-DRW-395-B L-Str 2-Feature Plan, Miranda Stockett
PVN-DRW-395-B-Str 2-Feature Plan, Miranda Stockett
PVN-DRW-395-B-Str 2-Feature Plan, Miranda Stockett
PVN-DRW-395-B-Str 2-Section, Miranda Stockett
PVN-DRW-395-B-Str 2-Section, Miranda Stockett
PVN-DRW-395-C K-Str 4-Architectural Plan, Virginia Chagnon
PVN-DRW-395-C K-Str 4-Excavation Unit Plan, Virginia Chagnon
PVN-DRW-395-C K-Str 4-Section, Virginia Chagnon
PVN-DRW-395-C-Str 4-Feature Plan, Virginia Chagnon
PVN-DRW-395-C-Str 4-Feature Plan, Virginia Chagnon
PVN-DRW-395-C-Str 4-Feature Plan, Virginia Chagnon
PVN-DRW-395-H-Str 2-Feature Plan, Miranda Stockett
PVN-DRW-395-H-Str 2-Feature Plan, Miranda Stockett
PVN-DRW-395-H-Str 2-Feature Plan, Miranda Stockett
PVN-DRW-395-I M-Str 5-Detailed Architectural Plan, Miranda Stockett
PVN-DRW-395-I M-Str 5-Excavation Unit Plan, Miranda Stockett
PVN-DRW-395-I M-Str 5-Feature Plan, Miranda Stockett
PVN-DRW-395-I M-Str 5-Feature Plan, Miranda Stockett
PVN-DRW-395-I M-Str 5-Section, Miranda Stockett
PVN-DRW-395-I-Str 5-Feature Plan, Miranda Stockett
PVN-DRW-395-I-Str 5-Section, Miranda Stockett
PVN-DRW-395-L-Str 2-Feature Plan, Miranda Stockett
PVN-DRW-395-M-Str 5-Section, Miranda Stockett
PVn-DRW-395-N O-Str 3-Detailed Excavation Plan-Inked, Virginia Chagnon
PVn-DRW-395-N O-Str 3-Excavation Unit Plan, Virginia Chagnon
PVN-DRW-395-O-Str 3-Section, Miranda Stockett
PVN-DRW-395-Site Map, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-395-Str 2, 3, 4, 5-Excavation Plan, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-395-Str 2, 3, 4, 5-Excavation Plan-Inked, Patricia Urban
PVN-DRW-395-Str 2-Feature Plan, Miranda Stockett
PVN-DRW-395-Str 3-Section, Virginia Chagnon
PVN-DRW-395-Str 4-Section, Virginia Chagnon
PVN-DRW-395-Str 5-Burial Plan, Miranda Stockett
PVN-DRW-396-Site Map, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-40-AP, AQ-Test Pits-sections, Alfonso Orellana
PVN-DRW-40-AR, AS-Test Pits-sections, Alfonso Orellana
PVN-DRW-410-B C D F H-Str 1, 2, 3-Excavation Unit Plan, Matthew Turek
PVN-DRW-410-B C D F H-STRS 1 2 3-eu plan, Matthew Turek
PVN-DRW-410-B C D-Str 1, 2-Excavation Plan, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-410-B C D-Str 1, 2-Excavation Sketch Plan, Matthew Turek
PVN-DRW-410-B C D-Str 1, 2-Excavation Unit Plan, Matthew Turek
PVN-DRW-410-B C D-STRS 1 2-eu plan, Matthew Turek
PVN-DRW-410-B C D-STRS 1 2-plan, Matthew Turek
PVN-DRW-410-B D-Str 1-Detailed Architectural Plan, Matthew Turek
PVN-DRW-410-B D-STR1-plan, Matthew Turek
PVN-DRW-410-B-Str 1-Section, Matthew Turek
PVN-DRW-410-B-STR1-section, Matthew Turek
PVN-DRw-410-C-Str 2-Detailed Architectural Plan, Matthew Turek
PVN-DRW-410-C-STR2-plan, Matthew Turek
PVN-DRW-410-C-Str 2-Section, Matthew Turek
PVN-DRW-410-C-STR2-section, Matthew Turek
PVN-DRW-410-E F G H-Test Pits-Excavation Plan, Matthew Turek