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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

See our guide for more ways to navigate the collection.

Scholarship

Lot Cards Lot Cards

PVN CAT 13A-003-006 FWO, Sonya Kane

PVN-CAT-202-BD-018-004B-PTSTND, Miranda Stockett

PVN-CAT-202-DW-015-009-USHD, Edwin Barnes

PVN-CAT-202-EM-010-012-PTSTND, Lauren Schwartz

PVN-CAT-202-EM-017-001-PTSTND, Edward M. Schortman

PVN-CAT-262-C-009-001-PLCN, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas

PVN-CAT-306-AR-030-002(B)-LWTS, Marne Ausec and Quique Posas

PVN-CAT-306-W-076-001-PLCN, Marne Ausec and Rolando Rodriguez

PVN-CAT-423-B-029-001B-SCNL, Marne Ausec

PVN-CAT-423-Q-055-001-SCNL, Patricia Urban

PVN-CAT-426-H-046-005-FWO, Ellen Bell

PVN-DRW-028-multiple-plan of excavation units, Garrett Silliman

PVN-DRW-031-E-Str 116-section, Edward Schortman

PVN-DRW-038-A-Operation 38-Sub1-section, Krista Miller

PVN-DRW-038-D-Str 1A-58-excavation sketch plan, Krista Miller

PVN-DRW-043-G-Test Pits-section, Christian Wells

PVN-DRW-047-Strs 1A-16 1A-17-section, Stephen Yates

PVN-DRW-104-Str 7 8 9-Excavation Plan, Edward Schortman

PVN-DRW-128-F, Q, AC-Str 18-Architectural Plan, Brianna Beacom

PVN-DRW-154-Site Map, Patricia Urban

PVN-DRW-236-Site Map, Julie Miller

PVN-DRW-306-AO-Str 106-Feature Plan, Victoria Clark

PVN-DRW-306-AP-Str 159-Burial Plan, Helen Henderson

PVN-DRW-306-R-164-Section, Lavinia True

PVN-DRW-306-Y-Str 110-Feature Plan, Samuel Connell

PVN-DRW-607-Str 3-Section, Charles Webber

PVN-DRW-Op175C, F-Structure 10-Sketch Plan, Nicholas Gevock

PVN-LOT-010-A-001, Julie Miller

PVN-LOT-010-A-002, Julie Miller

PVN-LOT-010-A-003, Julie Miller

PVN-LOT-010-A-004, Julie Miller

PVN-LOT-010-A-005, Julie Miller

PVN-LOT-010-A-006, Julie Miller

PVN-LOT-010-A-007, Julie Miller

PVN-LOT-010-A-008, Julie Miller

PVN-LOT-010-A-009, Julie Miller

PVN-LOT-010-A-010, Julie Miller

PVN-LOT-010-A-011, Julie Miller

PVN-LOT-010-A-012, Julie Miller

PVN-LOT-010-A-013, Julie Miller

PVN-LOT-010-A-014, Julie Miller

PVN-LOT-010-A-015, Julie Miller

PVN-LOT-010-A-016, Julie Miller

PVN-LOT-010-A-100, Julie Miller

PVN-LOT-010-B-001, Julie Miller

PVN-LOT-010-C-001, Julie Miller

PVN-LOT-010-C-002, Julie Miller

PVN-LOT-010-D-001, Julie Miller

PVN-LOT-010-D-002, Julie Miller

PVN-LOT-010-E-001, Julie Miller

PVN-LOT-010-F-001, Julie Miller

PVN-LOT-010-G-001, Julie Miller

PVN-LOT-010-H-001, Julie Miller

PVN-LOT-010-I-001, Julie Miller

PVN-LOT-010-I-002, Julie Miller

PVN-LOT-010-I-003, Julie Miller

PVN-LOT-010-I-004, Julie Miller

PVN-LOT-010-I-005, Julie Miller

PVN-LOT-010-I-006, Julie Miller

PVN-LOT-010-I-007, Julie Miller

PVN-LOT-010-I-008, Julie Miller

PVN-LOT-010-I-009, Julie Miller

PVN-LOT-010-I-010, Julie Miller

PVN-LOT-010-I-011, Julie Miller

PVN-LOT-010-I-012, Julie Miller

PVN-LOT-010-I-013, Julie Miller

PVN-LOT-010-I-014, Julie Miller

PVN-LOT-010-I-015, Julie Miller

PVN-LOT-010-I-016, Julie Miller

PVN-LOT-010-I-017, Julie Miller

PVN-LOT-010-I-018, Julie Miller

PVN-LOT-010-I-019, Julie Miller

PVN-LOT-010-J-001, Julie Miller

PVN-LOT-010-K-001, Julie Miller

PVN-LOT-010-K-002, Julie Miller

PVN-LOT-010-K-003, Julie Miller

PVN-LOT-010-K-004, Julie Miller

PVN-LOT-010-K-005, Julie Miller

PVN-LOT-010-K-006, Julie Miller

PVN-LOT-010-K-007, Julie Miller

PVN-LOT-010-K-008, Julie Miller

PVN-LOT-010-L-001, Julie Miller

PVN-LOT-010-L-002, Julie Miller

PVN-LOT-010-L-003, Julie Miller

PVN-LOT-010-L-004, Julie Miller

PVN-LOT-010-L-005, Julie Miller

PVN-LOT-010-L-006, Julie Miller

PVN-LOT-010-L-007, Julie Miller

PVN-LOT-010-L-008, Julie Miller

PVN-LOT-010-L-009, Julie Miller

PVN-LOT-010-L-010, Julie Miller

PVN-LOT-010-L-011, Julie Miller

PVN-LOT-010-L-012, Julie Miller

PVN-LOT-010-L-013, Julie Miller

PVN-LOT-010-L-014, Julie Miller

PVN-LOT-010-L-015, Julie Miller

PVN-LOT-010-L-016, Julie Miller

PVN-LOT-010-L-017, Julie Miller

PVN-LOT-010-L-018, Julie Miller

PVN-LOT-010-L-019, Julie Miller