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 |
Lot Cards
EPV Op 02-02 section drawing, unknown unknown
EPV Op. 02-14 Lot Forms 2005, Ellen Bell
EPV Op. 02-15 Lot Forms 2005, Ellen Bell
EPV Op. 02-16 Lot Forms 2005, Lawrence Levan
EPV Op. 02-17 Lot Forms 2005, Lawrence Levan
EPV Op. 02-18 Lot Forms 2005, Lawrence Levan
EPV Op. 02-19 Lot Forms 2005, Lawrence Levan
EPV Op. 02-20 Lot Forms 2005, Yann Desailly-Chanson
EPV Op. 02-21 Lot Forms 2005, Yann Desailly-Chanson
EPV Op. 02-22 Lot Forms 2005, Yann Desailly-Chanson
EPV Op. 02-23 Lot Forms 2005, Yann Desailly-Chanson
EPV Op. 02-24 Lot Forms 2005, Yann Desailly-Chanson
EPV Op. 02-25 Lot Forms 2005, Yann Desailly-Chanson
EPV Op. 02-26 Lot Forms 2006, Alisson Chapman
EPV Op. 02-27 Lot Forms 2006, Edwin Barnes
EPV Op. 02-28 Lot Forms 2006, Whitney Goodwin
EPV Op. 02-29 Lot Forms 2006, Thomas Gonyea
EPV Op. 02-30 Lot Forms 2006, John Compton
EPV Op. 02-31 Lot Forms 2006, Jonathan Porobil
EPV Op. 02-32 Lot Forms 2006, Wileyda Cardona
EPV Op. 02-33 Lot Forms 2006, Corinne Hirai
EPV Op. 02-34 Lot Forms 2006, Raquel Oriol
EPV Op. 02-35 Lot Forms 2006, Erlend Johnson
EPV Op. 02-36 Lot Forms 2006, Katherine Sanders
EPV Op. 02-37 Lot Forms 2006, Thomas Gonyea
EPV Op. 02-38 Lot Forms 2006, Whitney Goodwin
EPV Op. 02-39 Lot Forms 2006, Erlend Johnson
EPV Op. 02-40 Lot Forms 2006, Allison Chapman
EPV Op. 02-41 Lot Forms 2006, Edwin Barnes
EPV Op. 02-42 Lot Forms 2006, John Compton
EPV Op. 02-43 Lot Forms 2006, Raquel Oriol
EPV Op. 02-44 Lot Forms 2006, Wileyda Cardona
EPV Op. 02-45 Lot Forms 2006, Katherine Sanders
EPV Op. 02-46 Lot Forms 2006, Jonathan Porobil
EPV Op. 02-47 Lot Forms 2006, Corinne Hirai
EPV Op. 02-48 Lot Forms 2006, Thomas Gonyea
EPV Op. 02-49 Lot Forms 2006, John Compton
EPV Op. 02-50 Lot Forms 2006, Raquel Oriol
EPV Op. 02-51 Lot Forms 2006, Thomas Porobil
EPV Op. 02-52 Lot Forms 2006, Erlend Johnson
EPV Op. 02-53 Lot Forms 2006, Thomas Gonyea
EPV Op. 02-54 Lot Forms 2006, Erlend Johnson
EPV Op. 02-55 Lot Forms 2006, Whitney Goodwin
EPV Op. 02-56 Lot Forms 2006, Jonathan Porobil
EPV Op. 02-57 Lot Forms 2006, Jonathan Porobil
EPV Op. 02-58 Lot Forms 2006, Corinne Hirai
EPV Op. 02-59 Lot Forms 2006, Erlend Johnson
EPV Op. 02-60 Lot Forms 2006, Erlend Johnson
EPV Op. 02-61 Lot Forms 2006, Whitney Goodwin
EPV Op. 02-62 Lot Forms 2006, Thomas Gonyea
EPV Op. 02-63 Lot Forms 2006, Raquel Oriol
EPV Op. 02-64 Lot Forms 2006, Erlend Johnson
EPV Op. 02-65 Lot Forms 2006, Erlend Johnson
EPV Op. 02-66 Lot Forms 2006, Erlend Johnson
EPV Op. 02-67 Lot Forms 2006, Erlend Johnson
EPV Op. 02-68 Lot Forms 2006, Erlend Johnson
EPV Op. 02-69 Lot Forms 2006, Erlend Johnson
EPV Op. 02-70 Lot Forms 2006, Roberto Ramirez
EPV Op. 02-71 Lot Forms 2007, Ellen Bell
EPV Op. 02-72 Lot Forms 2007, Erlend Johnson
EPV Op. 02-73 Lot Forms 2007, Whitney Goodwin
EPV Op. 02-74 Lot Forms 2007, Erlend Johnson
EPV Op. 02-75-Lot Forms 2007 (1), Thomas Gonyea
EPV Op. 02-76 Lot Forms 2007 (1), Thomas Gonyea
EPV Op. 02-77 Lot Forms 2007, Erlend Johnson
EPV Op. 02-78 Lot Forms 2007, Thomas Gonyea
EPV Op. 02-79 Lot Forms 2007, Thomas Gonyea
EPV Op. 02-80 Lot Forms 2007, Whitney Goodwin
EPV Op. 02-81 Lot Forms 2007, Whitney Goodwin
EPV Op. 02-82 Lot Forms 2007, Whitney Goodwin
EPV OP 02 83 lot cards.doc, Erlend Johnson
EPV OP 02 84 lot cards.doc, Erlend Johnson
EPV Op. 02 SubOp Forms 2006, multiple multiple
EPV Op. 03-08 Lot Forms 2006, Patrick Dresch
EPV Op. 03-09 Lot Forms 2006, Patrick Dresch
EPV Op. 03-10 Lot Forms 2006, Patrick Dresch
EPV Op. 03-11 Lot Forms 2006, Clarissa Cagnato
EPV Op. 03-12 Lot Forms 2006, Clarissa Cagnato
EPV Op. 03-13 Lot Forms 2006, Clarissa Cagnato
EPV Op. 03-14 Lot Forms 2006, Patrick Dresch
EPV Op. 03-15 Lot Forms 2006, Clarissa Cagnato
EPV Op. 03-16 Lot Forms 2006, Clarissa Cagnato
EPV Op. 03-17 Lot Forms 2006, Clarissa Cagnato
EPV Op. 03-18 Lot Forms 2006, Clarissa Cagnato
EPV Op. 03-19 Lot Forms 2006, Clarissa Cagnato
EPV Op. 03-20 Lot Forms 2006, Patrick Dresch
EPV Op. 03-21 Lot Forms 2006, Clarissa Cagnato
EPV Op. 03-22 Lot Forms 2007, Clarissa Cagnato2
EPV Op. 03-23 Lot Forms 2007, Clarissa Cagnato
EPV Op. 03-24 Lot Forms 2007, Clarissa Cagnato
EPV Op. 03-24 Lot Forms 2007, Clarissa Cagnato
EPV Op. 03-25a Lot Forms 2007, Mary Hostenske
EPV Op. 03-25b Lot Forms 2007, Clarissa Cagnato
EPV Op. 03-25 Lot Forms 2007, Mary Hostenske
EPV Op. 03-27 Lot Forms 2007, Pamela Geller
EPV Op. 03-28 Lot Forms 2007, Mary Hostenske
EPV Op. 03-30 Lot Forms 2007, Pamela Geller
EPV Op. 03-31 Lot Forms 2007, Roberto Ramirez
EPV Op. 03-32 Lot Forms 2007, Roberto Ramirez
EPV Op. 03-33 Lot Forms 2007, Roberto Ramirez