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Four Valleys Archive

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

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Scholarship

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PVN-RDO-423-AO-026, Jennifer Shearin and Ellen Bell

PVN-RDO-423-AP-001, Bevin Etheridge and Ellen Bell

PVN-RDO-423-AP-002, Bevin Etheridge

PVN-RDO-423-AP-006, Matthew Turek and Ellen Bell

PVN-RDO-423-AP-007, Matthew Turek and Ellen Bell

PVN-RDO-423-AP-008, Matthew Turek and Ellen Bell

PVN-RDO-423-AP-010, Matthew Turek and Ellen Bell

PVN-RDO-423-AP-012, Matthew Turek and Ellen Bell

PVN-RDO-423-AX-002, Suzanne Crow and Ellen Bell

PVN-RDO-423-AX-004-01, Suzanne Crow and Edward Schortman

PVN-RDO-423-AX-004-02, Suzanne Crow

PVN-RDO-423-AX-004-03, Suzanne Crow and Edward Schortman

PVN-RDO-423-AX-004-04, Suzanne Crow and Edward Schortman

PVN-RDO-423-AX-010, Suzanne Crow and Ellen Bell

PVN-RDO-423-AX-011, Suzanne Crow and Edward Schortman

PVN-RDO-423-AX-012, Suzanne Crow and Edward Schortman

PVN-RDO-423-AX-013, Suzanne Crow and Kevin Avalos

PVN-RDO-423-B-012, Stacie King and Ellen Bell

PVN-RDO-423-B-021, Stacie King and Ellen Bell

PVN-RDO-423-B-022, Stacie King and Ellen Bell

PVN-RDO-423-B-023, Stacie King and Edward Schortman

PVN-RDO-423-B-028, Stacie King and Edward Schortman

PVN-RDO-423-B-029, Stacie King and Ellen Bell

PVN-RDO-423-B-030-01, Stacie King and Ellen Bell

PVN-RDO-423-B-030-02, Stacie King and Ellen Bell

PVN-RDO-423-B-060, Stacie King and Ellen Bell

PVN-RDO-423-B-063, Stacie King and Ellen Bell

PVN-RDO-423-B-066, Stacie King and Ellen Bell

PVN-RDO-423-BA-003, Stacie King, Kimberly Sarnecki, and Ellen Bell

PVN-RDO-423-C-003, Rachel Smith and Ellen Bell

PVN-RDO-423-C-029, Rachel Smith and Edward Schortman

PVN-RDO-423-D-023, Catherine Lomax

PVN-RDO-423-D-026, Catherine Lomax and Ellen Bell

PVN-RDO-423-D-037, Catherine Lomax and Ellen Bell

PVN-RDO-423-D-040, Catherine Lomax, Rachel Smith, and Ellen Bell

PVN-RDO-423-D-054, Suzanne Crow, Ellen Bell, and Catherine Lomax

PVN-RDO-423-D-055, Catherine Lomax and Ellen Bell

PVN-RDO-423-E-013, Kimberly Sarnecki and Ellen Bell

PVN-RDO-423-E-020, Kimberly Sarnecki and Ellen Bell

PVN-RDO-423-E-024, Kimberly Sarnecki and Ellen Bell

PVN-RDO-423-E-031, Kimberly Sarnecki and Ellen Bell

PVN-RDO-423-E-032, Kimberly Sarnecki and Ellen Bell

PVN-RDO-423-E-036, Kimberly Sarnecki and Ellen Bell

PVN-RDO-423-E-037, Kimberly Sarnecki and Ellen Bell

PVN-RDO-423-E-038, Kimberly Sarnecki and Ellen Bell

PVN-RDO-423-F-002, Jennifer Shearin and Ellen Bell

PVN-RDO-423-F-004, Jennifer Shearin and Ellen Bell

PVN-RDO-423-F-017, Rachel Smith, Jennifer Shearin, and Ellen Bell

PVN-RDO-423-F-020, Jennifer Shearin and Ellen Bell

PVN-RDO-423-F-028-01, Jennifer Shearin and Ellen Bell

PVN-RDO-423-F-028-02, Jennifer Shearin and Ellen Bell

PVN-RDO-423-F-037, Lavinia True, Ellen Bell, and Jennifer Shearin

PVN-RDO-423-F-042, Jennifer Shearin and Ellen Bell

PVN-RDO-423-F-056, Jennifer Shearin and Ellen Bell

PVN-RDO-423-F-060, Jennifer Shearin and Ellen Bell

PVN-RDO-423-F-068, Jennifer Shearin and Ellen Bell

PVN-RDO-423-F-070, Jennifer Shearin and Ellen Bell

PVN-RDO-423-F-073, Jennifer Shearin and Ellen Bell

PVN-RDO-423-F-074-01, Jennifer Shearin and Ellen Bell

PVN-RDO-423-F-074-02, Jennifer Shearin and Ellen Bell

PVN-RDO-423-F-076, Jennifer Shearin and Ellen Bell

PVN-RDO-423-F-077, Jennifer Shearin and Ellen Bell

PVN-RDO-423-F-079, Jennifer Shearin and Ellen Bell

PVN-RDO-423-F-080-01, Jennifer Shearin and Ellen Bell

PVN-RDO-423-F-080-02, Jennifer Shearin and Ellen Bell

PVN-RDO-423-F-081, Jennifer Shearin and Ellen Bell

PVN-RDO-423-F-083, Jennifer Shearin and Ellen Bell

PVN-RDO-423-F-084, Jennifer Shearin and Patricia Urban

PVN-RDO-423-G-002, Bevin Etheridge and Ellen Bell

PVN-RDO-423-G-008, Bevin Etheridge and Ellen Bell

PVN-RDO-423-G-010, Stephen Yates, Ellen Bell, and Bevin Etheridge

PVN-RDO-423-G-020, Bevin Etheridge and Ellen Bell

PVN-RDO-423-G-027, Bevin Etheridge and Ellen Bell

PVN-RDO-423-G-029, Bevin Etheridge and Ellen Bell

PVN-RDO-423-G-034, Bevin Etheridge and Ellen Bell

PVN-RDO-423-G-043, Bevin Etheridge and Ellen Bell

PVN-RDO-423-G-044, Bevin Etheridge and Ellen Bell

PVN-RDO-423-G-045, Bevin Etheridge and Ellen Bell

PVN-RDO-423-G-053, Bevin Etheridge and Ellen Bell

PVN-RDO-423-G-056, Bevin Etheridge and Ellen Bell

PVN-RDO-423-G-070, Bevin Etheridge and Ellen Bell

PVN-RDO-423-G-071, Bevin Etheridge and Ellen Bell

PVN-RDO-423-G-074, Bevin Etheridge and Ellen Bell

PVN-RDO-423-G-076, Bevin Etheridge and Ellen Bell

PVN-RDO-423-G-077, Bevin Etheridge and Ellen Bell

PVN-RDO-423-G-079, Bevin Etheridge and Ellen Bell

PVN-RDO-423-G-085, Bevin Etheridge and Ellen Bell

PVN-RDO-423-H-002-01, Matthew Turek and Ellen Bell

PVN-RDO-423-H-002-02, Matthew Turek and Ellen Bell

PVN-RDO-423-H-003, Matthew Turek and Ellen Bell

PVN-RDO-423-H-008, Matthew Turek and Ellen Bell

PVN-RDO-423-H-015, Matthew Turek and Ellen Bell

PVN-RDO-423-H-021, Matthew Turek and Ellen Bell

PVN-RDO-423-H-022, Matthew Turek and Ellen Bell

PVN-RDO-423-H-033, Matthew Turek and Ellen Bell

PVN-RDO-423-H-039, Matthew Turek and Ellen Bell

PVN-RDO-423-H-041, Matthew Turek and Ellen Bell

PVN-RDO-423-H-058, Matthew Turek and Ellen Bell

PVN-RDO-423-H-062, Matthew Turek and Ellen Bell

PVN-RDO-423-I-001, Suzanne Crow and Ellen Bell