Lothrop, Samuel Kirkland

Samuel K. Lothrop had a long affiliation with the Peabody Museum that lasted from 1915-1960. After completing his Ph.D. in anthropology at Harvard University, he was appointed the Director of the Museum's celebrated Central American Expedition 1916-1917. Lothrop was an Associate in Anthropology from 1919-1934. In 1935 he was promoted to Research Associate in Anthropology for Middle America, a post which he kept until 1940 when he was named Assistant Curator in Middle American Archaeoiogy. Lothrop was designated Curator of the same department in 1943 and in 1947 became Curator for Andean Archaeology; a post which he held until 1960.

In addition to his work for the Peabody Museum, Lothrop also conducted and participated in explorations for the Carnegie Institute, the Museum of the American Indian (Heye Foundations), and the Institute for Andean Research. During his involvement with these various institutions, Lothrop traveled to much of Central and South America, including Argentina, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, and Tierra del Fuego. With the material gathered from his expeditions, Lothrop authored both anthropological and archaeological studies, including: Tulim: an Archaeological Study of Eastern Yucatan, (1924); Pottery of Costa Rica and Nicaragua (1926); Pottery Types and their Sequence in El Salvador (1927); Indians of Tierra del Fuego (1928); Indians of the Parama (1931 ); Atitlan: An Archaeological Study of the Borders of Lake Atitlan, Guatemala (1933); Zacualpa: A Study of Quiche Artifacts (1936) Cocle: An Archaeological Study of Central Panama (Part I & Part II) (1937, 1941); Inca Treasure as Depicted by Spanish Historians (1938).

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