Samuel Kirkland Lothrop
Samuel Kirkland Lothrop (1892-1965)
Samuel Kirkland Lothrop was an archaeologist and anthropologist who specialized in Central and South American Studies. As a result of taking part in numerous excavations in the Central and South American areas, he made many written contributions to the field of study. He is also known for obtaining the unique privilege to perform excavations in Argentine Territory as well as his excavations of the Stone spheres of Costa Rica. Today his work, Pottery of Costa Rica and Nicaragua, is still considered the ultimate authority on such subjects.[1]
Early Life
A descendent of his namesake a prominent Unitarian Minister[2] , he was born in Milton Massachusetts on July 6, 1892 to William and Alice Lothrop. His childhood was split between Massachusetts and Puerto Rico. Little is known about the development of Lothrop’s interest South America only that it may have been sparked early on in his childhood when he spent time in Puerto Rico where his father was a banker with interests in the sugar industry .[3]
- ^ [Willey, Gordon R. Samuel Kirkland Lothrop: July 6, 1892-January 10, 1965. Washington, D.C.: National Academy of Sciences, 1976. Print.]
- ^ [Lothrop, Thorton Kirkland. Some Reminiscences of the Life of Samuel Kirkland Lothrop. Cambridge: John Wilson and Son. UP, 1888. Print.]
- ^ [Ayala, César J. American Sugar Kingdom: the Plantation Economy of the Spanish Caribbean, 1898-1934. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina, 1999. Print.]