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 |
Catalog Sheets
PVC-CAT-120-F-002-001-PTSTND, Leigh Anne Ellison
PVC-CAT-120-F-018-001-MANO, Leigh Anne Ellison
PVC-CAT-120-G-003-001-MANO, Charles Webber
PVC-CAT-120-I-003-001-CAND, Charles Webber
PVC-CAT-120-I-003-002-MANO, Charles Webber
PVC-CAT-120-N-004-000-PTSTND, Leigh Anne Ellison
PVC-CAT-120-N-008-001-PTSTND, Leigh Anne Ellison
PVC-CAT-120-N-011-000A-PTSTND, Leigh Anne Ellison
PVC-CAT-120-N-011-000B-PTSTND, Leigh Anne Ellison
PVC-CAT-120-N-011-000C-PTSTND, Leigh Anne Ellison
PVC-CAT-120-Q-001-001-CAND, Leigh Anne Ellison
PVC-CAT-120-Q-001-002-CAND, Leigh Anne Ellison
PVC-CAT-120-Q-001-003-CAND, Leigh Anne Ellison
PVC-CAT-120-Q-001-004-PTSTND, Leigh Anne Ellison
PVC-CAT-120-Q-001-005-PTSTND, Leigh Anne Ellison
PVC-CAT-120-Q-005-001-MLDFWO, Leigh Anne Ellison
PVC-CAT-120-S-018-001-PLCN, Leigh Anne Ellison
PVC-CAT-120-S-018-002-PLCN, Leigh Anne Ellison
PVC-CAT-120-T-001-001-CAND, Leigh Anne Ellison
PVC-CAT-120-T-007-001-PTSTND, Leigh Anne Ellison
PVC-CAT-120-T-008-001-PTSTND, Leigh Anne Ellison
PVC-CAT-120-T-008-002-PTSTND, Leigh Anne Ellison
PVC-CAT-120-X-006-001-CAND, Leigh Anne Ellison
PVC-CAT-120-Y-006-001-MTE, Leigh Anne Ellison
PVC-CAT-120-Y-006-002-MTE, Leigh Anne Ellison
PVC-CAT-126-A-001-001-MTE, Miranda Stockett
PVC-CAT-135-D-002-001-MANO, Bryan Robbins
PVC-CAT-135-E-001-001-FWO, Bryan Robbins
PVC-CAT-135-G-002-001-FWO, Alicia Ebbitt
PVC-CAT-136-1A-009-005-PEND, Bryan Robbins
PVC-CAT-136-1C-016-001-MTE, Bryan Robbins
PVC-CAT-136-1C-020-050-SHELL, Bryan Robbins
PVC-CAT-161-B-021-000-PTSTND, Charles Webber
PVC-CAT-161-B-025-000A-PTSTND, Charles Webber
PVC-CAT-161-B-025-000B-PTSTND, Charles Webber
PVC-CAT-161-B-025-001-PTSTND, Charles Webber
PVC-CAT-161-B-036-001-PTSTND, Charles Webber
PVC-CAT-161-B-036-002-PTSTND, Charles Webber
PVC-CAT-161-C-023-000-EFLR, Charles Webber
PVC-CAT-161-C-026-001-PTSTND, Charles Webber
PVC-CAT-161-C-026-002-PTSTND, Charles Webber
PVC-CAT-161-D-025-000-PTSTND, Leigh Anne Ellison
PVC-CAT-161-E-007-000A-PTSTND, Leigh Anne Ellison
PVC-CAT-161-E-007-000B-PTSTND, Leigh Anne Ellison
PVC-CAT-161-E-007-000C-PTSTND, Leigh Anne Ellison
PVC-CAT-161-H-007-000-PTSTND, Leigh Anne Ellison
PVC-CAT-170-A-001-001-PTSTND, David Rogoff
PVC-CAT-177-A-001-001-PTSTND, David Rogoff
PVC-CAT-177-B-003-001-FWO, Rebecca Laughner
PVC-CAT-177-B-004-001-FWO, Rebecca Laughner
PVC-CAT-177-B-005-000-LCSH, Rebecca Laughner
PVC-CAT-177-B-005-001-LCTH, Rebecca Laughner
PVC-CAT-177-C-002-001-FWO, Rebecca Laughner
PVC-CAT-177-C-002-002-PLCN, Rebecca Laughner
PVC-CAT-177-C-003-001-CNCMPB, Rebecca Laughner
PVC-CAT-177-C-007-001-FWO, Rebecca Laughner
PVC-CAT-177-D-004-001-FWO, Rebecca Laughner
PVC-CAT-177-D-004-002-FWO, Rebecca Laughner
PVC-CAT-177-E-003-001-FWO, Rebecca Laughner
PVC-CAT-177-F-002-001-SCNL, Rebecca Laughner
PVC-CAT-177-F-002-002-CNCMPB, Rebecca Laughner
PVC-CAT-178-A-001-001-MANO, David Rogoff
PVC-CAT-178-B-003-001-FWO, Rebecca Laughner
PVC-CAT-178-B-003-002-CAND, Rebecca Laughner
PVC-CAT-178-B-003-002-CAND, Rebecca Laughner
PVC-CAT-178-B-004-001-MANO, Rebecca Laughner
PVC-CAT-178-B-010-002-PTSTND, Rebecca Laughner
PVC-CAT-178-B-013-001-PTSTND, Rebecca Laughner
PVC-CAT-178-B-013-002-PTSTND, Rebecca Laughner
PVC-CAT-178-B-013-003-PTSTND, Rebecca Laughner
PVC-CAT-178-B-025-001-FWO, Rebecca Laughner
PVC-CAT-178-C-001-001-PTSTND, Rebecca Laughner
PVC-CAT-187-A-002-001-MANO, David Rogoff
PVC-CAT-187-A-002-001-MANO, David Rogoff
PVC-CAT-196-B-032-001-CNCMP, David Rogoff
PVC-CAT-196-B-032-001-CNCMP, David Rogoff
PVC-DRW-El Coyote-Op 41C-Str 209-Section, Leigh Anne Ellison
PVC Op 53 and 54 Excavation Report, Edward Mark Schortman
PVC Subop 14AA Detailed Plan 02 Str 13, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN 11D-003-001 LCSH, Quique Posas
PVN-CAST-23B-014-002 SCNL, Patricia Urban and Quique Posas
PVN-CAT-001-A-002-001-SCNL, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-003-A-005-001-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-003-X-020-002-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-004-A-013-001-LCTH, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-004-A-016-001-SCNL, Benjamin Carter
PVN-CAT-004-A-016-002-SCNL, Benjamin Carter
PVN-CAT-004-A-016-003-SCNL, Benjamin Carter
PVN-CAT-004-A-016-004-CNCMPB, Anonymous
PVN-CAT-004-A-016-005-FWO, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-005-AI-001-001-CAND, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-010-A-031-001-BRKBTR, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-010-A-100-001-PLCN, Christian Wells
PVN-CAT-010-A-100-002-PLCN, Jennifer Wendt
PVN-CAT-010-A-100-003A-CNLP, Rolando Rodriguez
PVN-CAT-010-A-100-003B-CNLP, John Douglass
PVN-CAT-010-A-100-004A-CNLP, Rolando Rodriguez
PVN-CAT-010-A-100-004B-CNLP, John Douglass
PVN-CAT-010-A-100-007-LCSH, Briana Beacom
PVN-CAT-010-I-003-002-CAND, Louise Michaud