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-410-I-Str 3-Detailed Architectural Plan, Matthew Turek
PVN-DRW-410-I-Str 3-Detailed Architectural Plan, Matthew Turek
PVN-Drw-410-I-Str 3-Excavation Plan, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-410-I-STR 3-plan_A, Matthew Turek
PVN-DRW-410-I-Str 3-Section, Matthew Turek
PVN-DRW-410-I-Str. 410-Sub1, Matthew Turek
PVN-DRW-410-I-Str. 410-Sub1-section, Matthew Turek
PVN-DRW-410-site map, Str. 410-1, 410-2, 410-Sub1, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-410-Str. 410-Sub1-feature plan, Matthew Turek
PVN-DRW-410-STRS 1 2-eu plan, Matthew Turek
PVN-DRW-411-B C E-eu plan 411-1, 411-Sub1, 411-Sub3, Mary Morrison
PVN-DRW-411-B C E-Str 1-Detailed Architectural Plan, Mary Morrison
PVN-DRW-411-B C E-Str 1-Detailed Architectural Plan, Mary Morrison
PVN-DRW-411-B C E-Str 1-Excavation Unit Plan, Mary Morrison
PVN-DRW-411-B C E-Str 1, Sub-1-Detailed Architectural Plan, Mary Morrison
PVN-DRW-411-B-feature plan_1 Structures 411-1, 411-Sub1, 411-Sub3, Mary Morrison
PVN-DRW-411-B-feature plan_2 Structures 411-1, 411-Sub1, 411-Sub3, Mary Morrison
PVN-DRW-411-B-feature plan_3 Structures 411-1, 411-Sub1, 411-Sub3, Mary Morrison
PVN-DRW-411-B-plan_1 Structures 411-1, 411-Sub1, 411-Sub3, Mary Morrison
PVN-DRW-411-B-plan_2 Structures 411-1, 411-Sub1, 411-Sub3, Mary Morrison
PVN-DRW-411-B-plan_2 Structures 411-1, 411-Sub1, 411-Sub3, Mary Morrison
PVN-DRW-411-B-Str 1-Feature Plan, Mary Morrison
PVN-DRW-411-B-Str 1-Section, Mary Morrison
PVN-DRW-411-B-Str 1-Section, Mary Morrison
PVN-DRW-411-B-Str. 411-1, 411-Sub1, Mary Morrison
PVN-DRW-411-C-Str 2-Detailed Architectural Plan, Michael Kneppler
PVN-DRW-411-C-STR 2-eu plan, Michael Kneppler
PVN-DRW-411-C-Str 2-Excavation unit Plan, Michael Kneppler
PVN-DRW-411-C-Str 2-Section, Michael Kneppler
PVN-DRW-411-C-STR 411-2-plan_1, Michael Kneppler
PVN-DRW-411-C-Str. 411-2 plan_2, Michael Kneppler
PVN-DRW-411-C-Str. 411-2-section, Michael Kneppler
PVN-DRW-411-D-Str 3-Detailed Architectural Plan, Kai Delvendahl
PVN-DRW-411-D-Str 3-Excavation Unit Plan, Kai Delvendahl
PVN-DRW-411-D-Str 3-Section, Kai Delvendahl
PVN-DRW-411-D-Str 3-Section, Kai Delvendahl
PVN-DRW-411-D-Str. 411-3, 411-Sub2, Kai Delvendahl
PVN-DRW-411-D-Str. 411-3, 411-Sub2-eu plan, Kai Delvendahl
PVN-DRW-411-D-Str. 411-3, 411-Sub2-plan, Kai Delvendahl
PVN-DRW-411-plan_1 Structures 411-1, 411-Sub1, 411-Sub3, Mary Morrison
PVN-DRW-411-site plan(A)_1, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-411-site plan(A)_2, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-411-site plan(A)_A, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-411-site plan(A)_B, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-411-Str 1, 2, 3-Excavation Plan, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-411-Str. 411-3 and 411-Sub2-plan, Kai Delvendahl
PVN-DRW-411-STRA-plan_2, Mary Morrison
PVN-DRW-414-B-Str 6-Feature Plan, Julie Solometo
PVN-DRW-414-B-Str 6-Section, Julie Solometo
PVN-DRW-414-C-Str 7-Excavation Sketch Plan, Amy McCoy
PVN-DRW-414-C-Str 7-Section, Edward schortman
PVN-DRW-414-D-Str 8-Section, Leslie Sering
PVN-DRW-414-Site Map, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-414-Site Map, Edward schortman
PVN-DRW-414-Str 6, 7, 8- Excavation Plan, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-415-Site Map, Edward schortman
PVN-DRW-418-B-STR2, Neil Ross
PVN-DRW-418-B-STR2-eu plan, Neil Ross
PVN-DRW-418-B-STR2-section_A, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-418-B-STR2-section_B, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-418-C E-STR5-plan, Neil Ross
PVN-DRW-418-C-STR5, Neil Ross
PVN-DRW-418-C-STR5-eu plan, Neil Ross
PVN-DRW-418-C-STR5-feature plan, Neil Ross
PVN-DRW-418-site map, Neil Ross
PVN-DRW-418-site plan, Neil Ross
PVN-DRW-418-STR5-feature plan, Neil Ross
PVN-DRW-418-STR5-feature plan, Lavinia true
PVN-DRW-418-STRS 2 5-plan, Neil Ross
PVN-DRW-419-Site Map, Edward schortman
PVN-DRW-420-Site Map, Edward schortman
PVN-DRW-421-Site Map, Edward schortman
PVN-DRW-422-Site Map, Edward schortman
PVN-DRW-423-AA AB AC AE AE-TESTPITS-profile, Stacie King and Kimberly Sarnecki
PVN-DRW-423-AF AG AH AI-TESTPITS-profile, Stacie King
PVN-DRW-423-AJ AK AL AM-TESTPITS-profile, Stacie King and Kimberly Sarnecki
PVN-DRW-423-BA BB BC BD-TESTPITS-profile, Stacie King and Jennifer Scherin
PVN-DRW-423-B-STR17-lot plan, Stacie King
PVN-DRW-423-B-STR17-plan, Stacie King
PVN-DRW-423-B-STR17-profile_1, Stacie King
PVN-DRW-423-B-STR17-profile_2, Stacie King
PVN-DRW-423-C S-STR18-profile, Rachel Smith
PVN-DRW-423-D-033-plan, Kathy Lomax
PVN-DRW-423-E-STR15-profile, Kimberly Sarnecki
PVN-DRW-423-E V-STR15-plan, Kimberly Sarnecki
PVN-DRW-423-F R-STR3, Jennifer Scherin
PVN-DRW-423-G-STR8, Bevin Etheridge
PVN-DRW-423-G-STR8-feature plan, Bevin Etheridge
PVN-DRW-423-H J-STR2, Matthew Turek
PVN-DRW-423-H J-STR2-eu plan, Matthew Turek
PVN-DRW-423-L-UNKNOWNSTR-eu plan, Stephen Yates
PVN-DRW-423-N-STR23-plan_1, Neil Ross
PVN-DRW-423-N-STR23-plan_2, Neil Ross
PVN-DRW-423-N-STR23-section_1, Neil Ross
PVN-DRW-423-N-STR23-section_2, Neil Ross
PVN-DRW-423-Q-STR7, Suzanne Crow
PVN-DRW-423-site map_1, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-423-site map_2, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-423-site map(inked)_3, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-423-site plan_1, Edward Schortman