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 |
Field Notes
EPV 004 Morales Field Notes 2006, Santiago Morales
EPV 006 Geller Field Notes 2003, Pamela Geller
EPV 006 Geller Field Notes 2004, Pamela Geller
EPV 006 Geller Field Notes 2007, Pamela Geller
EPV 007 Bettin Field Notes 2003, Jonathan Bettin
EPV 008 Ramirez Field Notes 2003, Roberto Ramirez
EPV 008 Ramirez Field Notes 2004, Roberto Ramirez
EPV 008 Ramirez Field Notes 2006, Roberto Ramirez
EPV 009 Clark Field Notes 2nd Half 2003, Acacia Clark
EPV 010 Desailly-Chanson Field Notes 2003, Yann Desailly-Chanson
EPV 012 Levan Field Notes 2004, Lawrence Levan
EPV 012 Levan Field Notes 2005, Lawrence Levan
EPV 013 Webber Field Notes 2004, Charles Webber
EPV 013 Webber Field Notes 2007, Charles Webber
EPV 014 Pavon Field Notes 2004, Alisson Pavon
EPV 015 Charton Field Notes 2004, James Charton
EPV 015 Charton Field Notes 2005, James Charton
EPV 015 Charton Field Notes 2006, James Charton
EPV 016 Hill Field Notes 2005, Brianna Hill
EPV 017 Hostenske Field Notes 2005, Mary Hostenske
EPV 017 Hostenske Field Notes 2006, Mary Hostenske
EPV 017 Hostenske Field Notes 2007, Mary Hostenske
EPV 017 Hostenske Field Notes 2008, Mary Hostenske
EPV 017 Hostenske Field Notes 2010, Mary Hostenske
EPV 018 Mu Field Notes 2005, Yifei Mu
EPV 020 DeLuca Field Notes 2005, Nathaniel DeLuca
EPV 022 Schlesinger-Guidelli Field Notes 2006, Thomas Schlesinger-Guidelli
EPV 023 Dresch Field Notes 2006, Patrick Dresch
EPV 024 Cagnato Field Notes 2006, Clarissa Cagnato
EPV 024 Cagnato Field Notes 2007, Clarissa Cagnato
EPV 025 Barnes Field Notes 2006, Edwin Barnes
EPV 026 Cardona Field Notes 2006, Wileyda Cardona
EPV 027 Chapman Field Notes 2006, Allison Chapman
EPV 028 Compton Field Notes 2006, John Compton
EPV 029 Gonyea Field Notes 2006, Thomas Gonyea
EPV 029 Gonyea Field Notes 2007, Thomas Gonyea
EPV 030 Goodwin Field Notes 2006, Whitney Goodwin
EPV 030 Goodwin Final Field Notes 2006 - 02-38, 55, Whitney Goodwin
EPV 030 Goodwin Final Notes SubOp 73 2007, Whitney Goodwin
EPV 031 Hirai Field Notes 2006, Corinne Hirai
EPV 032 Johnson Field Notes 2006, Erlend Johnson
EPV 032 Johnson Field Notes 2007, Erlend Johnson
EPV 032 Johnson Field Notes 2010, Erlend Johnson
EPV 032 Johnson Final Notes Str 6 El Cafetal 2007, Erlend Johnson
EPV 033 Oriol Field Notes 2006, Raquel Oriol
EPV 034 Porobil Field Notes 2006, Jonathon Porobil
EPV 035 Sanders Field Notes 2006, Katherine Sanders
EPV 036 Gamboa Field Notes 2006, Jorge Gamboa
EPV 038 Griffin Field Notes 2008, Stefanie Griffin
EPV 038 Griffin Field Notes 2009, Stefanie Griffin
EPV 039 Lopez Field Notes 2008, Catalina Lopez
EPV 039 Lopez Field Notes 2009 02, Catalina Lopez
EPV 039 Lopez Field Notes 2010, Catalina Lopez
EPV 039 Lopez Op 16 Field Notes 2009, Catalina Lopez
EPV 040 Kittel Field Notes 2010, Michelle Mike Kittel
EPV 040 Michelle Mike Kittel Field Notes 2009, Michelle Mike Kittel
EPV 041 Ryan Johnson Field Notes 2009, Ryan Johnson
EPV 042 Szirmay Field Notes 2009, Jenica Szirmay
EPV 042 Szirmay Field Notes 2010, Jenica Szirmay
EPV 043 Hall Field Notes 2010, Lauren Hall
EPV 044 Munoz Field Notes 2009, Melissa Munoz
EPV 044 Munoz Field Notes 2010, Melissa Munoz
EPV 047 Jarrett Field Notes 2010, Rebecca Jarrett
EPV 048 Valenzuela Field Notes 2010, Jasmin Valenzuela
EPV 46 Rogoff Field Notes 2010, David Rogoff
EPV Ceramics Cassandra Bill Late Preclassic Typology and Notes 2007, Cassandra Bill
EPV DRW 02-76 Scan Part 4 Structure 5, Thomas Gonyea
EPV DRW Op 02-18 test pit, Lawrence Levan
EPV DRW Op 02-47 section page 1 Structure 8, Corinne Hirai
EPV DRW Op 03-16 section test pit, Clarissa Cagnato
EPV NOTES 01-58 Burial Analysis 2007 PLG, Pamela Geller
EPV NOTES MAC Notes 2004 EP Str 5 bu Structure 5, Marcello Canuto
John Weeks Upper Ulua Valley Field Notes 1987, John Weeks
Julie Benyo Upper Ulua Valley Field Notes 1987, Julie Benyo
PSB-001-Schortman-Field Notes-1983, Edward Schortman
PSB 001 Schortman Field Notes 1984, Edward Schortman
PSB-001-Schortman-Field Notes-1985, Edward schortman
PSB-001-Schortman-Field Notes-1985, Edward Schortman
PSB-001-Schortman-Field Notes-1986, Edward Schortman
PSB-003-Remick-Field Notes-1983, Bradley Remick
PSB-004-Sandy-Field Notes-1983, William Sandy
PSB-005-Urban-Field Notes-1983, Patricia Urban
PSB 005 Urban Field Notes 1984, Patricia Urban
PSB-005-Urban-Field Notes-1985, Patricia Urban
PSB-005-Urban-Field Notes-1986, Patricia Urban
PSB-006-Smith-Field Notes-1983, Sylvia Smith
PSB-006-Smith-Field Notes-1985, Sylvia Smith
PSB-006-Smith-Field Notes-1986, Sylvia Smith
PSB-007-Ashmore-Field Notes-1983, Wendy Ashmore
PSB 007 Ashmore Field Notes 1983 Addendum, Wendy Ashmore and Barney Bielecki
PSB-007-Ashmore-Field Notes-1984, Wendy Ashmore
PSB-007-Ashmore-Field Notes-1984, Wendy Ashmore
PSB-007-Ashmore-Field Notes-1984, Wendy Ashmore
PSB-007-Ashmore-Field Notes 1985, Wendy Ashmore
PSB-007-Ashmore-Field Notes-1985, Wendy Ashmore
PSB-007-Asmore-Field Notes-1984, Wendy Ashmore
PSB-009-Loomis-Field Notes-1983, Katherine Loomis
PSB 010 Mclaren Field Notes 1983, Kathleen Mclaren
PSB 012 Horikawa Field Notes 1983, Mark Horikawa
PSB-013-Staneko-Field Notes-1984, Justine Staneko