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
PSB CAT 105A-005-002 LCSH, Sylvia Smith
PSB CAT 105A-010-001 MANO, Adam Carpenter
PSB CAT 106-009-001 CNSPK, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 106A-003-001 MANO, Thomas Melchionne
PSB CAT 106A-003-002-MANO, Thomas Melchionne
PSB CAT 106A-011-001 MTE, Adam Carpenter
PSB CAT 106A-012-001b MTE, Adam Carpenter
PSB CAT 106A-012-1a-MTE, Adam Carpenter
PSB CAT 106A-10-001 MTE, Adam Carpenter
PSB CAT 106A-10-002 MTE, Adam Carpenter
PSB CAT 106AA-003-001 SCNL, Marta Johnson
PSB CAT 106AA-003-002 CNCMPBMDL, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 106AA-005-001 SHDSK, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 106AA-007-001 LCSH, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 106AA-007-001 PLCN, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 106AA-008-001 PLCN, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 106AA-009-003 PLCN, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 106AA-009-006 LCSH, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 106AA-020-001 CNSPK, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 106AA-024-001 CNSPK, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 106AA-025-001 LCSH, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 106BB-003-001 LCSH, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 106BB-019-001 CNSPK, Marta Johnson
PSB CAT 106BB-019-003 Censer Body, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 106BB-021-001 Censer Body, Marta Johnson
PSB CAT 106BB-027-001 BRKBTR, Adam Carpenter
PSB CAT 106BB-027-003 MTE, Adam Carpenter
PSB CAT 106C-009-001 LCSH, Sylvia Smith
PSB CAT 106C-009-003 PLCN, Sylvia Smith
PSB CAT 106C-013-002 SCNL, Sylvia Smith
PSB CAT 106C-014-009 LCSH, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 106C-017-001 MTE, Thomas Melchionne
PSB CAT 106C-017-002 MTE, Thomas Melchionne
PSB CAT 106C-017-003 MTE, Victoria Paine
PSB CAT 106C-018-003 LCSH, Sylvia Smith
PSB CAT 106C-018-004 CAND, unknown unknown
PSB CAT 106C-019-001 Unscored Censer Lid, Sylvia Smith
PSB CAT 106C-020-002 CNCMPBMDL, unknown unknown
PSB CAT 106C-020-003 LCSH, Sylvia Smith
PSB CAT 106C-020-004a MANO, Victoria Paine
PSB CAT 106C-020-004b MANO, Victoria Paine
PSB CAT 106C-020-004c MANO, Victoria Paine
PSB CAT 106C-020-005 CNSPK, Sylvia Smith
PSB CAT 106C-026-001 BRKBTR, unknown unknown
PSB CAT 106C-027-001 MANO, Thomas Melchionne
PSB CAT 106C-031-003 PLCN, Sylvia Smith
PSB CAT 106C-033-001 SCNL, Sylvia Smith
PSB CAT 106C-033-002 SCNL, Sylvia Smith
PSB CAT 106C-034-002 LCSH, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 106C-034-002 SCNL, Sylvia Smith
PSB CAT 106C-034-003 PLCN, Sylvia Smith
PSB CAT 106C-034-005 CNCMPBMDL, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 106C-034-006 SCNL, Sylvia Smith
PSB CAT 106C-034-007 SCNL, Sylvia Smith
PSB CAT 106C-034-008 PLCN, Sylvia Smith
PSB CAT 106C-035-001 PLCN, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 106C-036-001 LCSH, Marie Hamilton
PSB CAT 106C-036-002 PLCN, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 106C-039-003 LCSH, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 106CC-003-001 MTE, Adam Carpenter
PSB CAT 106CC-011-001-MANO, Adam Carpenter
PSB CAT 106CC-017-001 PLCN, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 106D-004-002 MANO, Victoria Paine
PSB CAT 106F-006-003 LCSH, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 106F-006 CNCMPBMDL, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 106F-013-001 PLCN, unknown unknown
PSB CAT 106F-014-001 LCSH, Wendy Ashmore
PSB CAT 106G-001-001 LCSH, Sylvia Smith
PSB CAT 106G-001-002 MTE, Victoria Paine
PSB CAT 106G-001-003 LCSH, Patricia Urban
PSB CAT 106G-001-003 LCSH 02, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 106G-001-004 and 006 LCSH, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 106G-001-005 LCSH, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 106G-001-007 PLCN, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 106G-001-008 CAND, Marie Hamilton
PSB CAT 106G-003-001 MANO, Thomas Melchionne
PSB CAT 106G-005-001 LCTH, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 106G-007-001 PLCN, Sylvia Smith
PSB CAT 106G-007-003 BRKBTR, Patricia Urban
PSB CAT 106G-013-001 MANO, Thomas Melchionne
PSB CAT 106I-001-001 Used Stone Structure 13, unknown unknown
PSB CAT 106I-001-002 SCNL, unknown unknown
PSB CAT 106J-001-004 CAND, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 106L-005-001 MTE, Victoria Paine
PSB CAT 106L-005-002 CNSPK, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 106L-006-001 PLCN, unknown unknown
PSB CAT 106L-006-002 CAND, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 106N-001-001 SCNL, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 106N-003-001 CAND, unknown unknown
PSB CAT 106N-011-001 SCNL, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 106N-016-001 PLCN, unknown unknown
PSB CAT 106O-010-001 MTE, Victoria Paine
PSB CAT 106O-010-003 PLCN, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 106P-001-001 CAND, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 106P-001-002 LCTH, Marie Hamilton
PSB CAT 106P-001-003 LCSH, Marie Hamilton
PSB CAT 106P-001-003 LCSH, Marie Hamilton
PSB CAT 106P-002-001 PLCN, Meghan Hayes
PSB CAT 106Q-002-002 CNSPK, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 106Q-002-003 Unscored Censer Lid, Colleen Siders