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-646-Site Map, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-648-A B C-Str 8-Section, David Rogoff
PVN-DRW-648-C-Str 22-Section, David Rogoff
PVN-DRW-648-C-Str 22-Section, David Rogoff
PVN-DRW-648-Site Map, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-75-Site Map, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-B C D-Str 1, 2-Excavation Plan, Edward schortman
PVN-DRW-B D E-Str 8-Excavation Unit Plan, David Rogoff
PVN-DRW-Detailed Construction Unit Plans-Structure 17, Allyson Deitz
PVN DRW Detailed Plan Subop 27AD Test Pit, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-DRW-F, G-Test Pits-Sections, Miranda Stockett
PVN-DRW-La Sierra-Map-Original, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-DRW-La Sierra Northwest Portion-Inked, Patricia Urban
PVN-DRW-La Sierra Site Core-Map-Inked, Patricia Urban
PVN-DRW- Op 112 and 267-excavation plan, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-DRW-Op 112-Map of Excavations, John Douglass
PVN-DRW-Op 123-Test Pits-Sections-2022, Edward schortman
PVN-DRW-Op 123-Test Pits-Sections-2022-1, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-DRW-Op 128AN-Structure 4-Section, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-DRW-Op 128C-Structure 25-Section, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-DRW-Op 128-Detailed Construction Unit Plans-Structure 17, Allyson Deitz
PVN_DRW-Op 128J G-Section-Structure 20, Miranda Stockett
PVN-DRW-Op 128L-Broken Vessel-Structure 13, Beverly Shade
PVN-DRW-Op 128-Lot 128H-081-Detailed Plan of Artifact Deposit-Structure 7, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-DRW-Op 128-Map of NW Depression Test Pits, Benjamin Carter
PVN-DRW-Op 128-NW Depression-Burnt Feature, Benjamin Carter
PVN-DRW-Op 128-NW Depression Section 04, Benjamin Carter
PVN-DRW-Op 128-NW Depression Test Pit Schematic, Benjamin Carter
PVN-DRW-Op 128-Sketch Excavation Plan with Unit Names-Structure 13, Beverley Shade
PVN-DRW-Op 128-Structure 13-Burial, Beverley Shade
PVN-DRW-Op 128-Structure 17-Map of Excavation Units, Allyson Deitz
PVN-DRW-Op 128-Structure 17-Section, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-DRW-Op 128-Structure 18-Excavation Units, Beverley Shade
PVN-DRW-Op 128-Structure 23-Section, Heather Osborn
PVN-DRW-Op 128-Structure 23-Section 02, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-DRW-Op 128-Structure 24-Construction Phases, Benjamin Carter
PVN-DRW-Op 128-Structure 24-Excavation Units, Benjamin Carter
PVN-DRW-Op 128-Structure 24-Section, Benjamin Carter
PVN-DRW-Op 128-Structure 24-Wall Elevation, Benjamin Carter
PVN-DRW-Op 128-Structure 26-Excavation Unit Plan, Benjamin Carter
PVN-DRW-Op 128T I-Structure 3-Section, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-DRW-Op 175C-Structure 4-Sketch Plan, Michael Kneppler
PVN-DRW-Op175C-Structure 4-Sketch Plan, Nicholas Gevock
PVN-DRW-Op 175D-Structure 9-Sketch Plan, Cecile Gevock-Delahaye
PVN-DRW-Op175E-Structure 3-Sketch Plan, Michael Kneppler
PVN-DRW-Op175H-Structure 1-Sketch Plan, Michael Kneppler
PVN-DRW-Op 19-Detailed Excavation plan, Patricia Urban
PVN-DRW-Op 202-Map, Patricia Urban
PVN-DRW-Op 202-Map and Plan Data, Patricia Urban
PVN-DRW-Op 202-Sketch Plans-2008, multiple multiple
PVN-DRW--Op 202-Test Pits, Mary Hostenske
PVN-DRW-Op 204-Map-2022-1, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-DRW-Op 204-Site Plan-Test Pits-Sections-2022-2, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-DRW-Op 204-Test Pits-Sections-2022, Edward schortman
PVN DRW Op 21 Detailed General Plan Str AH-18, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN DRW Op 21 Detailed Plan Str AH-18, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN DRW Op 21 Preliminary Plan Str AH-18, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN DRW Op 21 Section Str AH-18, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-DRW-Op 228-Metate found on the surface-2022, Edward schortman
PVN-DRW-Op 228-Test Pits-Section and MTE-2022, Edward schortman
PVN-DRW-Op 228-Test Pits-Sections, Edward schortman
PVN-DRW-Op 262-Architectural Plan, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-DRW-Op 267-Map of Excavations, Susan Buchmueller
PVN-DRW-Op 27-Test Pits-Sections-2022, Edward schortman
PVN-DRW-Op 27-Test Pits-Sections-2022, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-DRW-Op 288-architectural plan, John Douglass
PVN-DRW-Op 306-Test Pits-Sections-2022, Edward schortman
PVN-DRW-Op 306-Test Pits-Sections-2022, Edward schortman
PVN-DRW-Op 31-A K L-Str 122-sketch plan, Stephen Yates
PVN-DRW-OP31-General Excavation Plan, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-Op 324-architectural plan, John Douglass
PVN-DRW-Op444 A, E, F, O-Structure 1-Sketch Plan, Faye Bender
PVN-DRW-Op 459-Cupulated Stone-Section, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-DRW-OP 485 architectural plan, John Douglass
PVN-DRW-Op 53-Structure 90-Sketch Plan, April Hanneline
PVN-DRW-Op 661G-Detailed Pan and Section-Structure 3-2022, Edward schortman
PVN-DRW-Op 661--Metate found on site surface-2022, Edward schortman
PVN-DRW-Op 661-Site Map-2022, Edward schortman
PVN-DRW-Op 661-Test Pits-Sections-2022, Edward schortman
PVN-DRW-Op 661-Test Pits-Site Plan-MTE-Sections-2022, Edward schortman
PVN-DRW-Op 663-Site Map-2022, Edward schortman
PVN-DRW-Op 663-Site Plan-Test Pits-Sections-2022, Edward schortman
PVN-DRW-Op 663-Test Pits-Sections-2022, Edward schortman
PVN-DRW-Op 664-Site Map-2022, Edward schortman
PVN-DRW-Op 664-Test Pits-Sections-2022, Edward schortman
PVN-DRW-Op 664-Test Pits-Sections-2022, Edward schortman
PVN-DRW-Op 665-Test Pits-Sections-2022, Edward schortman
PVN-DRW-Op 665-Test Pits-Sections-2022, Edward schortman
PVN-DRW-Op 81-Map-Inked, Lavinia True
PVN-DRW-Op 92-Map-Inked, Patricia Urban
PVN-DRW-Sites 232, 233, 234-Site Maps, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-Subop 128AK-Section-Structure 4, Edward Schortman
PVN-DRW-Subop 128B-Section-Structure 23, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-DRW- Subop 128E-Section-Structure 24, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-DRW-Subop 128G-Section-Structure 17, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-DRW-Subop 128H-Section-Structure 7, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-DRW-Subop 128I-Section-Structure 3, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-DRW-Subop 128J-Section-Structure 128-20, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-DRW-Subop 128L-Section-Structure 13, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN DRW Subop 21AA, 21AB, 21AC, 21AD, 21AE, 21AF, 43AA, 43AB, 43AE, 43AF Plan Str AH-18, Test Pits, Edward Mark Schortman