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Four Valleys Archive

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

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Scholarship

Excavation Reports Excavation Reports

PVC-Excavation Report-Site 162, Edward Schortman

PVC-Op 120-Excavation Report, Edward Schortman

PVC Op 13, 14, 2018 Field Season Excavation Report, Edward M. Schortman

PVC Op 14, 15, 16-El Coyote-Structures 11, 54, 55, 57, 68, and 70 Excavation Report, Edward Mark Schortman

PVC-Op 161-Excavation Report, Edward Schortman

PVC Op 18 2018 Field Season Excavation Report, Edward Mark Schortman

PVC-Op 20-Excavation Report, Edward Schortman

PVC Op 52 Excavation Report, Edward Schortman

PVC Op 53 and 54 Excavation Report, Edward Mark Schortman

PVC-Op 8-Strs 48, 49, 52-Excavation Report, Edward Mark Schortman

PVN 096-Excavation report, Edward Schortman

PVN-099-Excavation Report, Edward Schortman

PVN-648-Excavation Report, Edward Schortman

PVN-Excavation Report-2022 Field Season, Patricia Urban and Edward Mark Schortman

PVN OP 011 Excavation Report, Edward M. Schortman

PVN OP 012 Excavation Report, Edward M. Schortman

PVN OP 013 Excavation Report, Edward M. Schortman

PVN OP 014 Excavation Report, Edward M. Schortman

PVN OP 015 Excavation Report, Edward Schortman

PVN OP 016 Excavation Report, Edward Schortman

PVN OP 017 Excavation Report, Edward schortman

PVN OP 018 Excavation Report, Edward M. Schortman

PVN OP 019 Excavation Report, Edward Schortman

PVN OP 024 Excavation Report, Edward M. Schortman

PVN OP 025 Excavation Report, Edward M. Schortman

PVN OP 026 Excavation Report, Edward M. Schortman

PVN OP 028 Excavation Report, Edward M. Schortman

PVN OP 029 Excavation Report, Edward M. Schortman

PVN OP 030 Excavation Report, Edward M. Schortman

PVN OP 031 and 056 Excavation Report, Edward Schortman

PVN OP 032 Excavation Report, Edward M. Schortman

PVN OP 033 Excavation Report, Edward Schortman

PVN OP 036 Excavation Report, Edward M. Schortman

PVN OP 037 Excavation Report, Edward M. Schortman

PVN OP 038 Excavation Report, Edward schortman

PVN OP 042 Excavation Report, Edward Mark schortman

PVN-Op 043-Excavation Report, Edward Schortman

PVN OP 046 Excavation Report, Edward Schortman

PVN OP 053 Excavation Report, Edward M. Schortman

PVN OP 055 Excavation Report, Edward M. Schortman

PVN OP 079 Excavation Report, Edward Schortman

PVN OP 081 Excavation Report, Edward Mark Schortman

PVN OP 084, Edward Schortman

PVN-Op 098-Excavation Report, Edward Mark Schortman

PVN-OP-099-Excavation Report, Edward Mark Schortman

PVN OP 101 Excavation report, Edward Schortman

PVN OP 104 Excavation Report, Edward Schortman

PVN OP 106 Excavation Report, Edward M. Schortman

PVN OP 123 Excavation Report, Edward Schortman

PVN OP 128 Excavation Report, Edward Schortman

PVN OP 144 Excavation Report, Edward Schortman

PVN OP 168 Excavation Report, Edward M. Schortman

PVN OP 169 Excavation Report, Edward M. Schortman

PVN OP 175 Excavation Report, Edward Schortman

PVN OP 183 Excavation Report, Edward M. Schortman

PVN OP 202-Excavation Report, Edward Schortman

PVN Op 21 and 43 2018 Field Season Excavation Report, Edward Mark Schortman

PVN OP 261 Excavation Report, Edward Schortman

PVN OP 262 Excavation Report, Edward Schortman

PVN Op 27 2018 Field Season Excavation Report, Edward M. Schortman

PVN Op 306 Excavation Report, Edward M. Schortman

PVN Op 31 2018 Field Season Excavation Report, Edward M. Schortman

PVN Op 323 Excavation Report, Edward M. Schortman

PVN Op 337 Excavation Report, Edward M. Schortman

PVN OP 386 Excavation Report, Edward Schortman

PVN Op 410 Excavation Report, Edward Schortman

PVN Op 411 Excavation Report, Edward Schortman

PVN OP 414 Excavation Report, Edward Schortman

PVN Op 418 Excavation Report, Edward Schortman

PVN OP 423 Excavation Report, Edward Mark Schortman

Pvn Op 426 Excavation Report, Edward M. Schortman

PVN Op 428 Excavation Report, Edward M. Schortman

PVN Op 441 Excavation Report, Edward M. Schortman

PVN Op 444 Excavation Report, Edward M. Schortman

PVN Op 470 Excavation Report, Edward M. Schortman

PVN Op 471 Excavation Report, Edward M. Schortman

PVN OP 487 Excavation Report, Edward Schortman

PVN Op 598 Excavation Report, Edward Mark Schortman, Leigh-Anne Ellison, and Charles Webber

PVN-Op 599-Excavation Report, Edward Schortman

PVN Op 602-Excavation Report, Edward Schortman

PVN-Op 607-Excavation Report, Edward Schortman

PVN OP 608 Excavation Report, Edward Mark Schortman

Field Notes Field Notes

EPC NOTES 06 Pamela Geller Field Notes 2004 EP Str 5 disturbed burials Structure 5, Pamela Geller

EPV 001 Bell Field Notes 2002, Ellen Bell

EPV 001 Bell Field Notes 2003, Ellen Bell

EPV 001 Bell Field Notes 2004, Ellen Bell

EPV 001 Bell Field Notes 2005, Ellen Bell

EPV 001 Bell Field Notes 2006, Ellen Bell

EPV-001-Bell-Field Notes-2006, Ellen E. Bell

EPV 001 Bell Field Notes 2007, Ellen Bell

EPV 001 Bell Field Notes 2009, Ellen Bell

EPV 002 Canuto Field Notes 2002, Marcello Canuto

EPV 002 Canuto Field Notes 2003, Marcello Canuto

EPV 002 Canuto Field Notes 2004, Marcello Canuto

EPV 002 Canuto Field Notes 2005, Marcello Canuto

EPV 002 Canuto Field Notes 2006, Marcello Canuto

EPV 002 Canuto Field Notes 2008, Marcello Canuto

EPV 004 Escobar Morales Field Notes 2005, Santiago Escobar Morales

EPV 004 Escobar Morales Field Notes 2007, Santiago Escobar Morales

EPV 004 Morales Field Notes 2003, Santiago Morales