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 |
Lot Cards
PVN-LOT-661-C-001, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-LOT-661-C-002, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-LOT-661-C-003, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-LOT-661-D-001, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-LOT-661-E-001, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-LOT-661-E-002, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-LOT-661-E-003, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-LOT-661-F-001, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-LOT-661-F-002, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-LOT-661-F-003, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-LOT-661-G-001, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-LOT-661-G-002, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-LOT-661-H-001, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-LOT-663-B-001, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-LOT-663-C-001, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-LOT-663-D-001, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-LOT-663-E-001, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-LOT-663-F-001, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-LOT-663-G-001, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-LOT-663-H-001, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-LOT-663-I-001, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-LOT-663-J-001, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-LOT-663-K-001, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-LOT-664-B-001, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-LOT-664-B-002, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-LOT-664-C-001, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-LOT-664-D-001, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-LOT-664-E-001, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-LOT-664-E-002, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-LOT-664-F-001, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-LOT-664-G-001, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-LOT-664-H-001, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-LOT-664-I-001, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-LOT-664-J-001, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-LOT-664-K-001, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-LOT-665-A-001, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-LOT-665-B-001, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-LOT-665-C-001, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-lot cards-202ANE-ANG, multiple multiple
PVN-Lot Cards-202JA-JZ, mutiple multiple
PVN-Lot Cards-202KA-KZ, multiple multiple
PVN Lot Cards-202LA-LZ, multiple multiple
PVN-Lot Cards-202NA-NZ, multiple multiple
PVN-Lot Cards-202 OA-OZ, multiple multiple
PVN-Lot cards-202PK-PX, multiple multiple
PVN-Lot Cards-617, David Rogoff and Zachary Lee
PVN-Lot Cards-648, David Rogoff and Zachary Lee
PVN-Lot Cards-Op 202 MA-MZ, multiple multiple
PVN -Lot Cards-Op 614, Daniel Rogoff and Zachary Lee
PVN-LOT-G57-B-001, Laura Aldrete
PVN-LOT-G57-B-002, Laura Aldrete
PVN-LOT-G57-B-003, Laura Aldrete
PVN-LOT-G57-B-004, Laura Aldrete
PVN-LOT-G57-B-005, Laura Aldrete
PVN-LOT-G57-C-001, Laura Aldrete
PVN-RDO-019-H-029B, Mary Yaeger
PVN-RDO-036-H-017, Ellen Bell
PVN-RDO-306-BW-001, Theodore Neff
PVN-RDO-386-O-024, Ellen Bell
PVN-RDO-423-G-068, Bevin Etheridge and Ellen Bell
PVN-RDO-423-V-018, Kimberly Sarnecki and Ellen Bell
Quimistan Valley-Lot Cards-El Milagro, multiple multiple
Maps
PVN-CAT-015-D-034-006B-CNCMPB, Rolando Rodriguez
Photographs
PVN-OP 14-Bajareque Study, Marne Ausec
PVN-Photo-Op 144-Structure 1-Burned Earth Surface, Susan Moorehead
PVN-Photo-Op 19-Chert Tool, Patricia Urban
PVN-Photo-Op 19-Structure 60 02, Neil Ross
PVN-Photo-Op 19-Structure 60 03 Summit, Patricia Urban
PVN-Photo-Op 19-Structure 60 from the South, Neil Ross
PVN-Photo-Op 19-Structure 60-Possible Oven Base, Patricia Urban
PVN-Photo-Op 19-Structure 60-Summit, Neil Ross
PVN-Photo-Op 19-Structure 61, Patricia Urban
PVN-Photo-Op 19-Structure 62, Neil Ross
PVN-Photo-Op-19-Structure 62, Neil Ross
PVN-Photo-Op 19-Structure 62 02, Neil Ross
PVN-Photo-Op 19-Structure 62 03, Neil Ross
PVN-Photo-Op 19-Structure 62-North Room, Neil Ross
PVN-Photo-Op 36- Chert Tool, Patricia Urban
PVN-Photo-Op 37-Cache Cup-Close Up 02, Patricia Urban
PVN-Photo-Op 37-Cache Cup-Close Up 03, Patricia Urban
PVN-Photo-Op 37-Cache Vessel-Close-UP, Patricia Urban
PVN-PHOTO-Op 37-Sculpted Tenon Head, Patricia Urban
PVN-Photo-Op 37-Sculpted Tenon Head-Back, Patricia Urban
PVN-PHOTO-Op 37-Sculpted Tenon Head-Front, Patricia Urban
PVN-Photo-Op 37-Spondylous Bivalve, Patricia Urban
PVN-Photo-Op 37-Vessel Cache, Patricia Urban
PVN-Photo-Subop 306AO-Structure 106, Patricia Urban
PVN-Photo-Subop 306 M, P-Structure 19-Plaster on East Wall of Southern Cog, Patricia Urban
PVN-Photo-Subop 306Y-Structure 110-Bajareque, Patricia Urban
PVN-Photo-Subop 30AA-Structure 1A-52, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-Photo-Subop 30AA-Structure 1A-52 02, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-Photo-Subop 30AA-Structure 1A-52 03, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-Photo-Subop 30AE-Structure 1A-52, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-Photo-Subop 30AE-Structure 1A-52 02, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-Photo-Subop 30AE-Structure 1A-52 03, Edward Mark Schortman
PVN-Photo-Subop 32F-Structure 33-Bajareque 01, Patricia Urban
PVN-Photo-Subop 32F-Structure 33-Bajareque 02, Patricia Urban
PVN-Photo-Subop 32F-Structure 33-Bajareque 03, Patricia Urban
PVN-Photo-Subop 32F-Structure 33-Bajareque 04, Patricia Urban
PVN-Photo-subop 32G-Structure 33-Bajareque 02, Patricia Urban