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-487-C D-Str 1-Section, Michael Kneppler
PVN-DRW-487-C-Str 1-Preliminary Excavation Plan, Michael Kneppler
PVN-DRW-487-C-Str 1-Section, Michael Kneppler
PVN-DRW-487-C-Str 1-Section, Michael Kneppler
PVN-DRW-487-C-Str 1-section, Mary Morrison
PVN-DRW-487-C-Str 1-Section, Mary Morrison
PVN-DRW-487-C-Str 1-Section-Inked, Patricia Urban
PVN-DRW-487-E-Str 1-Section, Mary Morrison
PVN-DRW-487-G-Str 1-Feature Plan, Michael Kneppler
PVN-DRW-487-Site Map, Edward schortman
PVN-DRW-487-Site Map, Edward schortman
PVN-DRW-488-Site Map, Edward schortman
PVN-DRW-497-Site Map, Edward schortman
PVN-DRW-569-Site Map, Edward schortman
PVN-DRW-570-Site Map, Edward schortman
PVN-DRW-571-Site Map, Edward schortman
PVN-DRW-572-Site Map, Edward schortman
PVN-DRW-590-Site Map, Edward schortman
PVN-DRW-591-Site Map, Edward schortman
PVN-DRW-592-Site Map, Edward schortman
PVN-DRW-597-Site Map, Edward schortman
PVN-DRW-598-AA, AB, AG, AI, AJ, AL, AN-Str 6-Excavation Units Plan, Leigh Anne Ellison
PVN-DRW-598-AA, AB-Str 6-Section, Leigh Anne Ellison
PVN-DRW-598-AC AD-Str 7-Section, Leigh Anne Ellison
PVN-DRW-598-AK-Str 8-Section, Leigh Anne Ellison
PVN-DRW-598-AM-Test Pit-Section, Leigh Anne Ellison
PVN-DRW-598-B C D E-Str 1, 2-Excavation Plan, Edward schortman
PVN-DRW-598-B C D E-Str 1, 2-Excavation Plan-Inked, Patricia Urban 4272484
PVN-DRW-598-B-Str 1-Section, Leigh Anne Ellison
PVN-DRW-598-C E-Str 2-Section, Charles Webber
PVN-DRW-598-D-Str 1-Section, Leigh Anne Ellison
PVN-DRW-598-Site Map, Edward schortman
PVN-DRW-598-Str 6, 7, 8-Excavation Plan, Edward schortman
PVN-DRW-599-B D-Str 1-Sketch Pan, Leigh Anne Ellison
PVN-DRW-599-B-Str 1-Burial Plan, Leigh Anne Ellison
PVN-DRW-599-B-Str 1-Burial Plan, Leigh Anne Ellison
PVN-DRW-599-B-Str 1-Section, Leigh Anne Ellison
PVN-DRW-599-C-Str 2-Section, Charles Webber
PVN-DRW-599-C-Str 2-Section, Charles Webber
PVN-DRW-599-D-Str 1-Section, Leigh Anne Ellison
PVN-DRW-599-Site Map, Edward schortman
PVN-DRW-600-B-Site of Naco-Test Pit-Feature Plan, Stephen Yates
PVN-DRW-600-C-Site of Naco-Test Pit-Section, Stephen Yates
PVN-DRW-600-Site of Naco-Test Pit-Section, Stephen Yates
PVN-DRW-601-A-Str 1-Elevation, Miranda Stockett
PVN-DRW-601-A-Str 1-Section, Miranda Stockett
PVN-DRW-601-B-Str 3-Section, Miranda Stockett
PVN-DRW-601-C-Str 3-Detailed Architectural Pan, Miranda Stockett
PVN-DRW-601-C-Str 3-Section, Miranda Stockett
PVN-DRW-601-C-Str 3-Section, Miranda Stockett
PVN-DRW-601-D-Str 2-Section, Miranda Stockett
PVN-DRW-601-D-Str 2-Section, Miranda Stockett
PVN-DRW-601-Site Map, Miranda Stockett
PVN-DRW-602-D-Str 2-Section, Anna Novotny
PVN-DRW-602-E-Str 4-Section, Anna Novotny
PVN-DRW-602-F-Str 5-Section, Anna Novotny
PVN-DRW-602-F-Str 5-Section, Anna Novotny
PVN-DRW-602-Site Map, Miranda Stockett
PVN-DRW-602-Str 2, 3, 4, 5-Excavation Plan, Anna Novotny
PVN-DRW-602-Str 2, 3, 4, 5-Excavation Unit Plan, Anna Novotny
PVN-DRW-606-Site Map, Edward schortman
PVN-DRW-607-A-Str 1-Section, Anna Novotny
PVN-DRW-607-B J-Str 4-Excavation Units Plan, David Aguilar
PVN-DRW-607-C E-Str 2-Sketch Plan, Anna Novotny
PVN-DRW-607-C E-Str 2-Sketch Plan, Anna Novotny
PVN-DRW-607-C-Str 2-Section, Anna Novotny
PVN-DRW-607-D-Str 1-Section, Anna Novotny
PVN-DRW-607-E-Str 2-Section, Anna Novotny
PVN-DRW-607-J-Str 4-Section, David Aguilar
PVN-DRW-607-Q-Str 4-Excavation Units Plan, David Aguilar
PVN-DRW-607-Str 1, 2, 3, 4, 5-Excavation Plan, Edward schortman
PVN-DRW-607-Str 1, 2, 3, 4, 5-Excavation Plan-Inked, Patricia Urban
PVN-DRW-608-B-Str 1-Excavation Plan, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-608-B-Str 1-Section, David Rogoff
PVN-DRW-608-B-Str 1-Section, David Rogoff
PVN-DRW-608-E-Test Pit-Section, David Rogoff
PVN-DRW-608-F-Str 2-Section, David Rogoff
PVN-DRW-608-Site Map, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-612-Site Map, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-614-B-Str 1-Section, Zachary Lee
PVN-DRW-614-B-Str 1-Section, Zachary Lee
PVN-DRW-614-C-Str 2-Section, Zachary Lee
PVN-DRW-614-D-Str 2-Section, Zachary Lee
PVN-DRW-614-Site Map, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-615-B C D E F G H I J K L M-Test Pits-Excavation Unit Plan, Rebecca Laughner
PVN-DRW-615-B C D F G-Test Pits-Section, Rebecca Laughner
PVN-DRW-615-E H I J K-Test Pits-Section, Rebecca Laughner
PVN-DRW-615-L M-Test Pits-Section, Rebecca Laughner
PVN-DRW-617-B-Str 1, Zachary Lee
PVN-DRW-617-C-Str 1-Section, Zachary Lee
PVN-DRW-622-B C D E-Test Pits-Sections, Rebecca Laughner
PVN-DRW-622-B through S-Test Pits-Excavation Unit Plan, Rebecca Laughner
PVN-DRW-622-H I J-Test Pits-Sections, Rebecca Laughner
PVN-DRW-622-K L M N O P-Test Pits-Sections, Rebecca Laughner
PVN-DRW-622-Q R S-Test Pits-Sections, Rebecca Laughner
PVN-DRW-636-Site Map, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-642-Site Map, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-643-Site Map, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-644-Site Map, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-645-Site Map, Edward Schortman