History of Research
The Four Valleys Archive consists of all paper, photographic, and digital records resulting from archaeological investigations conducted from 1983-2013 across 180km2 (ca. 70 miles2) within four 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 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 941 sites recorded on survey along with the results of excavations at 180 settlements and the analysis of over one million artifacts.
Types of Data
| Analysis Sheets | Catalog Sheets | Drawings |
| Excavation Reports | Field Notes | Lot Cards |
| Photographs | Readouts | Season Reports |
| Survey Reports | Theses |
See our guide for more ways to navigate the collection.
Scholarship
| Posters |
Analysis Sheets
PVN Op 412 Ceramic Analyses, Edward Schortman
PVN Op 414 Ceramic Analyses Sheets, Patricia Urban, Marne Ausec, and Edward Schortman
PVN Op 416 Ceramic Analyses, Edward Schortman
PVN Op 418 Ceramic Analyses, Ellen Bell and Edward M. Schortman
PVN Op 419 Ceramic Analyses, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN Op 423 Ceramic Analyses, Ellen Bell and Edward Schortman
PVN Op 425 Ceramic Analyses, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN Op 426 Ceramic Analyses, Ellen Bell, Patricia Urban, Marne Ausec, et al.
PVN Op 428 Ceramic Analyses, Patricia Urban, Ellen Bell, and Edward Mark Schortman
PVN Op 42 Ceramic Analyses Sheets, Marne Ausec and Patricia Urban
PVN Op 43 Ceramic Analyses Sheets, Marne Ausec, Patricia Urban, and Edward Schortman
PVN Op 441 Ceramic Analyses, Marne Ausec, Patricia Urban, and Edward Schortman
PVN Op 444 Ceramic Analyses, Patricia Urban, Marne Ausec, and Edward Schortman
PVN Op 455 Ceramic Analyses, Edward M. Schortman
PVN Op 463 Ceramic Analyses, Edward Schortman
PVN Op 466 Ceramic Analyses, Ellen Bell, Marne Ausec, and Edward Schortman
PVN Op 46 Ceramic Analyses Sheets, Marne Ausec, Patricia Urban, and Edward Schortman
PVN Op 470 Ceramic Analyses, Patricia Urban, Marne Ausec, and Edward Schortman
PVN Op 471 Ceramic Analyses, Marne Ausec and Edward M. Schortman
PVN Op 475 Ceramic Analyses, Edward Schortman
PVN Op 485 Ceramic Analyses, Marne Ausec and Patricia Urban
PVN Op 486 Ceramic Analyses, Marne Ausec
PVN Op 487 Ceramic Analyses, Patricia Urban and Marne Ausec
PVN Op 53 Ceramic Analyses Sheets, Marne Ausec, Patricia Urban, Edward Schortman, et al.
PVN Op 55 Ceramic Analyses Sheets, Marne Ausec, Patricia Urban, Edward Schortman, et al.
PVN Op 56 Ceramic Analyses Sheets, Marne Ausec, Patricia Urban, and Edward Schortman
PVN Op 598 Ceramic Analyses, Patricia Urban and Edward Schortman
PVN Op 599 Ceramic Analyses, Edward Schortman and Patricia Urban
PVN Op 600 Ceramic Analyses, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN Op 601 Ceramic Analyses, Marne Ausec and Patricia Urban
PVN Op 602 Ceramic Analyses, Edward Schortman
PVN Op 607 Ceramic Analyses, Edward Schortman
PVN Op 608 Ceramic Analyses, Patricia Urban
PVN Op 614 Ceramic Analyses, Edward Schortman
PVN Op 617 Ceramic Analyses, Patricia Urban and Edward Schortman
PVN Op 622 Ceramic Analyses, Edward Schortman
PVN Op 623 Ceramic Analyses, Edward Schortman
PVN Op 625 Ceramic Analyses, Edward Schortman
PVN Op 647 Ceramic Analyses, Patricia Urban and Edward Schortman
PVN Op 648 Ceramic Analyses, Patricia Urban and Edward Schortman
PVN Op 79 Ceramic Analyses, Marne Ausec, Edward Mark Schortman, and Sylvia Smith
PVN Op 79 Ceramic Analyses Sheets, Marne Ausec, Patricia Urban, Edward Schortman, et al.
PVN OP 81 Ceramic Analyse, Marne Ausec, Patricia Urban, Sylvia Smith, et al.
PVN Op 84 Ceramic Analyses Sheets, Marne Ausec, Patricia Urban, Ellen Bell, et al.
PVN Op 88 Ceramic Analyses Sheets, Patricia Urban
PVN Op 92 Ceramic Analyses Sheets, Marne Ausec, Patricia Urban, Edward Schortman, et al.
PVN Op 96 Ceramic Analyses, Patricia Urban, Marne Ausec, Sylvia Smith, et al.
PVN Op 98 Ceramic Analyses, Patricia Urban and Sylvia Smith
PVN Op 99 Ceramic Analyses, Marne Ausec, Sylvia Smith, Patricia Urban, et al.
Sitio El Milagro Ceramic Analysis Sheets, Patricia Urban
{VN Op 26 Ceramic Analyses Sheets, Patricia Urban and Sylvia Smith
Artifacts
PVN-CAT-043-F-018-002-CAND, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-046-C-011-001-FWO, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-053-B-060-002-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-053-E-039-006-CAND, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-CAT-055-AF-007-001-PLCN, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-202-DA-010-003-WKDS, Edwin Barnes
PVN-CAT-306-X-088-002-MTE, unknown unknown
PVN-CAT-323-U-006-001-STMP, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-423-B-045-002-LCTH, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-423-V-049-003-LCSH, Patricia Urban
Catalog Sheets
PNV-CAT-014-E-034-006-CNCMPB, Marne Ausec
PVC-CAT-001-A-001-001-FWO, Edward Schortman
PVC-CAT-001-A-001-002-SHDSK, Edward Schortman
PVC-CAT-001-A-001-003-CNMDL, Edward Schortman
PVC-CAT-001-A-001-004-SCNL, Edward Schortman
PVC-CAT-001-A-001-005-SCNL, Edward Schortman
PVC-CAT-001-A-001-006-CNMDL, Edward Schortman
PVC-CAT-001-A-001-006-SCNL, Edward Schortman
PVC-CAT-001-A-001-007-WKDS, Edward Schortman
PVC-CAT-001-A-001-009-WKDS, Edward Schortman
PVC-CAT-001-A-001-010-CNMDL, Edward Schortman
PVC-CAT-001-A-001-012-CNMDL, Edward Schortman
PVC-CAT-001-A-001-013-CNMDL, Edward Schortman
PVC-CAT-001-A-001-014-CNMDL, Edward Schortman
PVC-CAT-001-A-001-015-CNMDL, Edward Schortman
PVC-CAT-001-A-001-016-CNMDL, Edward Schortman
PVC-CAT-001-A-001-019-CNMDL, Edward Schortman
PVC-CAT-001-A-001-020-CNMDL, Edward Schortman
PVC-CAT-001-A-001-021-CNMDL, Edward Schortman
PVC-CAT-001-A-001-022-CNMDL, Edward Schortman
PVC-CAT-001-A-001-023-CNMDL, Edward Schortman
PVC-CAT-001-A-001-025-CNMDL, Edward Schortman
PVC-CAT-001-A-001-026-CNMDL, Edward Schortman
PVC-CAT-001-A-001-027-CNMDL, Edward Schortman
PVC-CAT-001-A-001-028-CNMDL, Edward Schortman
PVC-CAT-001-A-001-029-CNMDL, Edward Schortman
PVC-CAT-001-A-001-030-CNMDL, Edward Schortman
PVC-CAT-001-A-001-031-CNMDL, Edward Schortman
PVC-CAT-001-A-001-032-LC, Edward Schortman
PVC-CAT-001-A-001-033-SHDSK, Edward Schortman
PVC-CAT-001-A-001-034-CNMDL, Edward Schortman
PVC-CAT-001-A-001-035-CNMDL, Edward Schortman
PVC-CAT-001-A-002-001-CNCMP, Mirasol Cortes
PVC-CAT-001-A-002-001-CNCMP, Edward Schortman
PVC-CAT-001-A-002-003-SCNL, Edward Schortman
PVC-CAT-001-A-002-005-CNMDL, Edward Schortman
PVC-CAT-001-A-002-007-CNMDL, Edward Schortman
PVC-CAT-001-A-002-008-CNMDL, Edward Schortman
PVC-CAT-001-A-002-009-CNMDL, Edward Schortman