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
PSB-LOT-001-F-163, Wendy Ashmore
PSB-LOT-001-F-164, Wendy Ashmore
PSB-LOT-001-F-165, Wendy Ashmore
PSB-LOT-001-F-166, Wendy Ashmore
PSB-LOT-001-F-167, Wendy Ashmore
PSB-LOT-001-F-168, Wendy Ashmore
PSB-LOT-001-F-169, Wendy Ashmore
PSB-LOT-001-F-170, Wendy Ashmore
PSB-LOT-001-F-171, Wendy Ashmore
PSB-LOT-001-F-172, Wendy Ashmore
PSB-LOT-001-F-173, Wendy Ashmore
PSB-LOT-001-F-174, Wendy Ashmore
PSB-LOT-001-F-175, Wendy Ashmore
PSB-LOT-001-F-176, Wendy Ashmore
PSB-LOT-001-F-177, Wendy Ashmore
PSB-LOT-002-A-001, Wendy Ashmore
PSB-LOT-002-A-003, Wendy As
PSB-LOT-153-B-001, Colleen Siders
PSB-LOT-153-B-002, Colleen Siders
PSB Operation Card 1, Wendy Ashmore
PSB Operation Card 10, Wendy Ashmore
PSB Operation Card 10B, Wendy Ashmore
PSB Operation Card 10C, Wendy Ashmore
PSB Operation Card 10D, Wendy Ashmore
PSB Operation Card 10E, Wendy Ashmore
PSB Operation Card 10F, Wendy Ashmore
PSB Operation Card 10G, Wendy Ashmore
PSB Operation Card 10H, Wendy Ashmore
PSB Operation Card 10I, Wendy Ashmore
PSB Operation Card 10J, Wendy Ashmore
PSB Operation Card 10K, Wendy Ashmore
PSB Operation Card 10L, Wendy Ashmore
PSB Operation Card 10M, Wendy Ashmore
PSB Operation Card 10N, Wendy Ashmore
PSB Operation Card 10O, Wendy Ashmore
PSB Operation Card 10P, Wendy Ashmore
PSB Operation Card 10Q, Wendy Ashmore
PSB Operation Card 10R, Wendy Ashmore
PSB Operation Card 10S, Wendy Ashmore
PSB Operation Card 10T, Wendy Ashmore
PSB Operation Card 11, Wendy Ashmore
PSB Operation Card 12, Wendy Ashmore
PSB Operation Card 12A, Justine Staneko
PSB Operation Card 12B, Justine Staneko
PSB Operation Card 12C, Justine Staneko
PSB Operation Card 13, Wendy Ashmore
PSB Operation Card 14, Wendy Ashmore
PSB Operation Card 15, Wendy Ashmore
PSB Operation Card 1A, Wendy Ashmore
PSB Operation Card 1B, Wendy Ashmore
PSB Operation Card 1C, Wendy Ashmore
PSB Operation Card 1D, Wendy Ashmore
PSB Operation Card 1E, Wendy Ashmore
PSB Operation Card 1F, Wendy Ashmore
PSB Operation Card 2, Wendy Ashmore
PSB Operation Card 2A, Wendy Ashmore
PSB Operation Card 2B, Wendy Ashmore
PSB Operation Card 2D, Wendy Ashmore
PSB Operation Card 3, Wendy Ashmore
PSB Operation Card 3A, Wendy Ashmore
PSB Operation Card 3B, Wendy Ashmore
PSB Operation Card 3C, Wendy Ashmore
PSB Operation Card 3D, Wendy Ashmore
PSB Operation Card 3E, Wendy Ashmore
PSB Operation Card 3F, Wendy Ashmore
PSB Operation Card 3G, Wendy Ashmore
PSB Operation Card 3H, Francisco Orellana
PSB Operation Card 3I, Wendy Ashmore
PSB Operation Card 3J, Wendy Ashmore
PSB Operation Card 3L, Wendy Ashmore
PSB Operation Card 3M, Wendy Ashmore
PSB Operation Card 3N, Wendy Ashmore
PSB Operation Card 3O, Wendy Ashmore
PSB Operation Card 4, Wendy Ashmore
PSB Operation Card 4A, Wendy Ashmore
PSB Operation Card 4B, Wendy Ashmore
PSB Operation Card 4C, Wendy Ashmore
PSB Operation Card 5, Wendy Ashmore
PSB Operation Card 5A, Wendy Ashmore
PSB Operation Card 5B, Wendy Ashmore
PSB Operation Card 5C, Wendy Ashmore
PSB Operation Card 5E, Wendy Ashmore
PSB Operation Card 5F, Wendy Ashmore
PSB Operation Card 5G, Wendy Ashmore
PSB Operation Card 5H, Wendy Ashmore
PSB Operation Card 5I, Wendy Ashmore
PSB Operation Card 5J, Wendy Ashmore
PSB Operation Card 5K, Edward Mark Schortman
PSB Operation Card 5L, Edward schortman
PSB Operation Card 5M, Edward schortman
PSB Operation Card 6, Wendy Ashmore
PSB Operation Card 6A, Wendy Ashmore and Alexander Pezatti
PSB Operation Card 6B, Edward schortman
PSB Operation Card 6C, Edward schortman
PSB Operation Card 6D, Edward schortman
PSB Operation Card 6E, Edward schortman
PSB Operation Card 6F, Edward schortman
PSB Operation Card 6G, Edward schortman
PSB Operation Card 7, Wendy Ashmore
PSB Operation Card 7A, Wendy Ashmore