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-423-site plan_2, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-423-STR15-profile, Kimberly Sarnecki
PVN-DRW-423-STR18-plan, Rachel Smith
PVN-DRW-423-STR19-section, Ellen Bell
PVN-DRW-423-STR20-plan_1, Kathy Lomax
PVN-DRW-423-STR20-plan_2, Kathy Lomax
PVN-DRW-423-STR20-profile, Kathy Lomax
PVN-DRW-423-STR23-eu plan, Neil Ross
PVN-DRW-423-STR8-section, Bevin Etheridge
PVN-DRW-423-U-STR9, John Douglass
PVN-DRW-423-V-STR15-profile, Kimberly Sarnecki
PVN-DRW-423-W-STR18-profile, Rachel Smith
PVN-DRW-423-X-STR8-feature plan, Bevin Etheridge
PVN-DRW-423-Y-STR18-profile, Rachel Smith
PVN-DRW-424-Site Map, Edward schortman
PVN-DRW-427-Site Map, Edward schortman
PVN-DRW-428-B C D F-Str 5, 7-Excavation Plan, Edward schortman
PVN-DRW-428-B C D F-Str 5, 7-Excavation Plan, Edward schortman
PVN-DRW-428-B D F-Str 5-Excavation Sketch Plan, John Douglass
PVN-DRW-428-C D-Str 7-Excavation Sketch Plan, John Douglass
PVN-DRW-428-D-Str 7-Section, John Douglass
PVN-DRW-428-F-Str 5-Burial Plan, John Douglass
PVN-DRW-428-F-Str 5-Section, John Douglass
PVN-DRW-428-F-Str 5-Section, John Douglass
PVN-DRW-428-Site Map, Edward schortman
PVN-DRW-432-Site Map, Edward schortman
PVN-DRW-438-Site Map, Edward schortman
PVN-DRW-440-Site Map, Edward schortman
PVN-DRW-441-B-Str 1-Section, Jennifer Wendt
PVN-DRW-441-D-Str 2-Section, Jennifer Wendt
PVN-DRW-441-Str 1, 2-Excavation Plan, Edward schortman
PVN-DRW-443-Site Map, Edward schortman
PVN-DRW-444-A E F N O-Str 1-Excavation Unit Plan, Faye Bender
PVN-DRW-444-A-Str 1-Section, Faye Bender
PVN-DRW-444-B-Str 2-Section, Brett Guizzetti
PVN-DRW-444-C D G J-Str 4-Excavation Unit Plan, Faye Bender
PVN-DRW-444-C-Str 4-Section, Faye Bender
PVN-DRW-444-N-Str 3-Section, Brett Guizzetti
PVN-DRW-444-P-Str 7-Section, Faye Bender
PVN-DRW-444-P U T V-Str 7-Excavation Unit Plan, Faye Bender
PVN-DRW-444-Site Map, Edward schortman
PVN-DRW-444-Strs 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8-Excavation Plan, Edward schortman
PVN-DRW-444-X-Str 8-Section, Brett Guizzetti
PVN-DRW-444-Y-Test Pit-Section, Brett Guizzetti
PVN-DRW-448-Site Map, Edward schortman
PVN-DRW-452-Site Map, Edward schortman
PVN-DRW-453-Site Map, Edward schortman
PVN-DRW-454-Site Map, Edward schortman
PVN-DRW-455-Site Map, Neil Ross
PVN-DRW-457-Site Map, Edward schortman
PVN-DRW-458-Site Map, Edward schortman
PVN-DRW-459-Cupulated Stone-Detailed Plan, Patricia Urban
PVN-DRW-459-Cupulated Stone-Section, Patricia Urban
PVN-DRW-461-Site Map, Lavinia True
PVN-DRW-462-Site Map, Lavinia True
PVN-DRW-463-Site Map, Chistopher Attarian
PVN-DRW-464-Site Map, Lavinia True
PVN-DRW-465-Site Map, Lavinia True
PVN-DRW-466-B-Test Pit-Section, Neil Ross
PVN-DRW-466-C-Test Pit-Section, Neil Ross
PVN-DRW-466-D E-Test Pit-Section, Neil Ross
PVN-DRW-466-Site Map, Lavinia True
PVN-DRW-46-A, C, D, E, H-Str 187-Excavation Unit Plan, Elizabeth Laine
PVN-DRW-46-J, K-Str 203-section, Robert Johnston
PVN-DRW-46-Str 188-Detailed Excavation Plan, Elizabeth Laine
PVN-DRW-470-B C-Str 1, 2-Excavation Plan, Edward schortman
PVN-DRW-470-B C-Str 1, 2-Excavation Unit Plan, Cecile Gevock-Delahaye
PVN-DRW-470-B-Str 1-Section, Cecile Gevock-Delahaye
PVN-DRW-470-B-Str 1-Section, Cecile Gevock-Delahaye
PVN-DRW-470-B-Str 1-Section, Cecile Gevock-Delahaye
PVN-DRW-470-B-Str 1-Sketch Plan, Cecile Gevock-Delahaye
PVN-DRW-470-C-Str 2-Section, Cecile Gevock-Delahaye
PVN-DRW-470-C-Str 2-Sketch Plan, Cecile Gevock-Delahaye
PVN-DRW-471-B C D-Str 1, 2, 3-Excavation Plan, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-471-B C D-Str 1, 2, 3-Excavation Unit Plan, Michael Kneppler
PVN-DRW-471-B C D-Str 1, 2, 3-Excavation Unit Plan, Michael Kneppler
PVN-DRW-471-B-Str 1-Detailed Architectural Plan, Michael Kneppler
PVN-DRW-471-B-Str 1-Section, Michael Kneppler
PVN-DRW-471-C-Str 2-Detailed Architectural Plan, Michael Kneppler
PVN-DRW-471-C-Str 2-Section, Michael Kneppler
PVN-DRW-471-D-Str 3-Detailed Architectural Plan, Michael Kneppler
PVN-DRW-471-D-Str 3-Section, Michael Kneppler
PVN-DRW-472-Site Map, Edward schortman
PVN-DRW-475-B-Str 2-Section, Neil Ross
PVN-DRW-475-C-Str 1-Section, Neil Ross
PVN-DRW-475-D-Test Pit-Section, Neil Ross
PVN-DRW-475-Site Map, Edward schortman
PVN-DRW-477-Site Map, Edward schortman
PVN-DRW-482-Site Map, Edward schortman
PVN-DRW-483-Site Map, Edward schortman
PVN-DRW-487-B C D E F G H-Str 1-Excavation Plan, Edward schortman
PVN-DRW-487-B C D E F G H-Str 1-Excavation Unit Plan, Michael Kneppler
PVN-DRW-487-B C D E F G H-Str 1-Preliminary Excavation Plan, Mary Morrison
PVN-DRW-487-B-Str 1-Feature Plan, Mary Morrison
PVN-DRW-487-B-Str 1-Feature Plan, Mary Morrison
PVN-DRW-487-B-Str 1-Feature Plan, Mary Morrison
PVN-DRW-487-B-Str 1-Section, Michael Kneppler
PVN-DRW-487-B-Str 1-Section, Michael Kneppler
PVN-DRW-487-B-Str 1-Section, Michael Kneppler
PVN-DRW-487-C D-Str 1-Section, Michael Kneppler