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
PVN-CAT-013-I-017-001-SCNL, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-013-I-017-001-STMP, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-013-I-018-000-FWO, Edward Schortman
PVN-CAT-013-I-018-001-FWO, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-013-I-018-001-SCNL, Julie Solometo
PVN-CAT-013-I-018-002-FWO, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-013-I-018-003-STMP, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-013-I-018-004-LCSH, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-013-I-018-005-LCSH, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-013-I-018-006-FWO, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-013-I-018-007-FWO, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-013-I-020-001-LCSH, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-013-I-020-002-PLCN, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-013-I-020-003-CNCMPB, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-013-I-020-004-SCNL, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-013-I-021-001-SCNL, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-013-I-021-002-LCSH, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-013-I-021-003-LCSH, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-013-I-021-004-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-013-I-021-005-SHDSK, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-013-I-021-006-SCNL, Anonymous
PVN-CAT-013-I-021-007-MTE, Daniel Contreras
PVN-CAT-013-I-021-008A-CNCMPS, Benjamin Carter
PVN-CAT-013-I-021-008B-CNCMPS, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-013-I-022-001-LCSH, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-013-I-022-002-LCSH, Louise Michaud
PVN-CAT-013-I-022-003-SCNL, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-013-I-022-004-LCSH, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-013-I-023-001-SCNL, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-013-I-024-001-MTE, Brian Kneeland
PVN-CAT-013-I-024-002-SCNL, Benjamin Carter
PVN-CAT-013-I-024-003-LCSH, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-013-I-024-005-DNUTS, Anonymous
PVN-CAT-013-I-025-003-CNCMP, Louise Michaud
PVN-CAT-013-I-026-005-SCNL, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-013-I-027-001-MANO, Aeleka Schortman
PVN-CAT-013-I-027-002-MTE, Christian Wells
PVN-CAT-013-I-027-002-SCNL, Virginia Chagnon
PVN-CAT-013-I-028-001-SCNL, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-013-I-028-002-SCNL, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-013-I-028-003-CNCMP, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-013-I-028-004-SCNL, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-013-I-028-005A-SCNL, Benjamin Carter
PVN-CAT-013-I-028-005B-SCNL, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-013-I-028-006-SCNL, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-013-I-028-007-FWO, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-013-I-028-008-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-013-I-031-002-SCNL, Louise Michaud
PVN-CAT-013-I-031-003-SCNL, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-013-I-031-004-SCNL, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-013-I-033-001-SCNL, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-013-I-033-002-SCNL, Louise Michaud
PVN-CAT-013-I-033-003-PLCN, Benjamin Carter
PVN-CAT-013-I-033-004-PLCN, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-013-I-033-005-MLDFWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-013-I-034-001A-CNCMPB, Benjamin Carter
PVN-CAT-013-I-034-001B-CNCMPB, Rolando Rodriguez
PVN-CAT-013-I-034-001-CNCMPB, Rolando Rodriguez
PVN-CAT-013-I-034-002-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-013-I-034-002-SCNL, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-013-I-034-003-LCSH, Louise Michaud
PVN-CAT-013-I-034-004-LCSH, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-013-I-034-005-CNCMP, Rolando Rodriguez
PVN-CAT-013-I-034-006-LCSH, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-013-I-034-008-LCSH, Benjamin Carter
PVN-CAT-013-I-034-009-FLT, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-013-I-034-010-MANO, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-013-I-035-002-CNCMP, Louise Michaud
PVN-CAT-013-I-035-004-PLCN, Louise Michaud
PVN-CAT-013-I-035-005-SCNL, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-013-I-035-006-SCNL, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-013-I-056-015-SCNL, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-013-J-002-001-FWO, Ellen Bell
PVN-CAT-013-J-002-002-FWO, Nancy Condon
PVN-CAT-013-J-005-001-FWO, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-013-J-006-001-PLCN, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-013-J-007-001-CNCMPBMDL, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-013-J-007-001-MANO, Elizabeth Laine
PVN-CAT-013-J-007-002-SCNL, Benjamin Carter
PVN-CAT-013-J-009-001-FWO, Anonymous
PVN-CAT-013-J-009-002-PLCN, Julie Solometo
PVN-CAT-013-J-009-003-CAND, Benjamin Carter
PVN-CAT-013-J-009-004-SCNL, Benjamin Carter
PVN-CAT-013-J-009-005-PLCN, Benjamin Carter
PVN-CAT-013-J-010-001-SCNL, Julie Solometo
PVN-CAT-013-J-010-002-FWO, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-013-J-011-001-SCNL, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-013-J-012-001-FWO, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-013-J-012-002A-FWO, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-013-J-012-002B-FWO, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-013-J-015-003-LCSH, Jennifer Shearin
PVN-CAT-013-J-017-001-CNCMP, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-013-J-017-002-CAND, Benjamin Carter
PVN-CAT-013-J-018-001-FWO, Marne Ausec
PVN-CAT-013-J-021-001-MANO, Christian Wells
PVN-CAT-013-J-023-001-PLCN, Julie Solometo
PVN-CAT-013-J-023-002-MTE, Patricia Urban
PVN-CAT-013-J-024-001-CNCMPS, Anonymous
PVN-CAT-013-J-024-002-MTE, Benjamin Carter
PVN-CAT-013-J-024-006-CNCMP, Louise Michaud