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 106R-001-002 CNCMPBMDL, Victoria Paine
PSB CAT 106R-002-001 LCSH, unknown unknown
PSB CAT 106R-003-001 CAND, unknown unknown
PSB CAT 106R-003-002 LCSH, Marie Hamilton
PSB CAT 106S-001-001 UHSD, unknown unknown
PSB CAT 106S-001-002 SCNL, Marta Johnson
PSB CAT 106S-002-001 LCSH, unknown unknown
PSB CAT 106T-001-001 SCNL, Sylvia Smith
PSB CAT 106T-001-002 SCNL, unknown unknown
PSB CAT 106T-001-003 SCNL, unknown unknown
PSB CAT 106T-001-004 CNLP, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 106U-001-001 MTE, Thomas Melchionne
PSB CAT 106U-001-002 MANO, Victoria Paine
PSB CAT 106W-003-002 CNSPK, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 106W-010-001 MTE, Adam Carpenter
PSB CAT 106W-012-001 SCNL, Marta Johnson
PSB CAT 106W-013-001 CNLP Modeled, Marta Johnson
PSB CAT 106W-014-001 CNCMPS, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 106W-014-001 CNSPK, Marta Johnson
PSB CAT 106W-014-002 CNLP Modeled, Marta Johnson
PSB CAT 106W-016-001 PLCN, Marta Johnson
PSB CAT 106W-020-001 PLCN, Marta Johnson
PSB CAT 106W-023-001 CNSPK, Marta Johnson
PSB CAT 106W-027-001 SHDSK, Marta Johnson
PSB CAT 106W-027-002 CAND, Marta Johnson and Sylvia Smith
PSB CAT 106W-030-002 CNSPK, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 106W-032-001 LCSH, Marta Johnson
PSB CAT 106W-034-002 Censer Body, Marta Johnson
PSB CAT 106W-037-001 LCSH, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 106W-049-001 CNCMPBMDL, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 106W-049-002 Obsidian Core, Warren Teitz
PSB CAT 106W-090-001 LCSH, Marta Johnson
PSB CAT 106X-003-001 LCSH, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 106X-004-001 Obsidian Blade, Warren Teitz
PSB CAT 106X-012-001 Unscored Censer Lid, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 106X-021-001 CNCMPBMDL, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 106X-021-002 LCSH, Marta Johnson
PSB CAT 106X-021-003 CNCMPBMDL, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 106X-023-001 LCSH, Marta Johnson
PSB CAT 106X-025-001 SHDSK, Marta Johnson
PSB CAT 106X-028-001 LCSH, Marta Johnson
PSB CAT 106X-029-001 LCSH, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 106X-031-001 PLCN, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 106Y-003-001 SHDSK, Marta Johnson
PSB CAT 106Y-007-001 LCSH, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 106Y-024-001 LCSH, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 106Y-036-001, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 106Z-004-001, Marta Johnson
PSB CAT 106Z-006-002 SCNL, Marta Johnson
PSB CAT 106Z-006-003 LCSH, Marta Johnson
PSB CAT 106Z-006-004 LCSH, Marta Johnson
PSB CAT 106Z-007-001 LCSH, Marta Johnson
PSB CAT 106Z-007-002 MTE, Adam Carpenter
PSB CAT 106Z-010-001 MANO, Adam Carpenter
PSB CAT 106Z-011-001 CNCMPB, Marta Johnson
PSB CAT 106Z-011-001 PLCN, Marta Johnson
PSB CAT 106Z-016-001 LCSH, Marta Johnson
PSB CAT 106Z-026-001 LCSH, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 106Z-026-002 CNSPK, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 106Z-032-001-MANO, Adam Carpenter
PSB CAT 106Z-036-001 MTE, Adam Carpenter
PSB CAT 106Z-040-001 SCNL, Marta Johnson
PSB CAT 106Z-040-005 LCTH, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 106Z-043-001 CNSPK, Patricia Urban
PSB CAT 106Z-046-001-LCSH, Patricia Urban
PSB CAT 106Z-047-003 SCNL, Patricia Urban
PSB CAT 106Z MTE, Adam Carpenter
PSB CAT 10G-003-001 SCNL, Sylvia Smith and Amy Chenoweth
PSB CAT 10G-016-001-MANO, Amy Chenoweth
PSB CAT 10G-018-001 SCNL, Sylvia Smith and Amy Chenoweth
PSB CAT 10G-020-001 SCNL, Sylvia Smith and Amy Chenoweth
PSB CAT-10-G-022-001 HACHA, Sylvia Smith
PSB CAT 10G-049-001 Stone Bead Gualjoquito Structure 38, Sylvia Smith
PSB CAT 10G-058-002 SCNL, Kathleen Mclaren and Amy Chenoweth
PSB CAT 10G-061-001 Stone Bead Gualjoquito Structure 38, Sylvia Smith
PSB CAT 10G-063-001 Stone Bead Gualjoquito Structure 38, Amy Chenoweth
PSB CAT 10G BONE, Sylvia Smith and Wendy Ashmore
PSB CAT 10H-002-001 MTE, Sylvia Smith
PSB CAT 10R-004-001 CNSPK, Sylvia Smith and Amy Chenoweth
PSB CAT 10R-004-001 CNSPK, Sylvia Smith and Amy Chenoweth
PSB CAT 114C-002-003 LCSH, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 114C-008-016, Marta Johnson
PSB CAT 114C-010-001 CNSPK, unknown unknown
PSB CAT 114C-010-002 CNSPK, unknown unknown
PSB CAT 114C-010-003 CNCMPBMDL, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 114C-010-004 CNSPK, Marta Johnson
PSB CAT 114C-010-005CNCMPBMDL, unknown unknown
PSB CAT 114D-001-020 PLCN, Sylvia Smith
PSB CAT 115B-004-020 and 021 LCSH, Sylvia Smith
PSB CAT 115C-001-020 SCNL, Sylvia Smith
PSB CAT 115C-001-021 PLCN, Sylvia Smith
PSB CAT 115D-005-001 CNSPK, unknown unknown
PSB CAT 115D-006-001 PLCN, unknown unknown
PSB CAT 115E-001-001 LCSH, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 115E-002-001 LCTH, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 116B-001-001 CNSPK, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 116B-002-001 Pestle Structure 3, Brenda Ratini
PSB CAT 116C-001-001 SCNL, Wendy Ashmore
PSB CAT 116C-002-001 Unscored Censer Lid, Colleen Siders
PSB CAT 116C-002-002 Unscored Censer Lid, Colleen Siders