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Lathroum Collection

The Lathroum collection contains pre-Contact groundstone tools, projectile points, and ceramics from Maryland. No provenience or site number is known for the objects in the collection. Mary Lathroum is known for creating the first archaeology curriculum from the Baltimore County Public School system. Lathroum was also an active member of the Archeological Society of Maryland.

Associated Artifacts

Townsend Series

Image of ceramic, Shell Tempered Mended Body with Fabric-Impressed Surface Treatment, Townsend type, Incised
Collections-LathroumCollection Lathroum Collection Townsend Townsend Rapphannock Fabric Impressed mended body shell tempered fabric-impressed surface treatment incised Late Woodland Period Contact Period

Clagett

Image of stone projectile point made of Quartz, Stemmed shape, with a Expanding stem, Excurvate blade, and Straight base shape. Clagett type.
Collections-LathroumCollection Lathroum Collection Clagett stemmed quartz excurvate blade expanding stem straight base Late Archaic Period

Guilford

Image of stone projectile point made of Quartzite, Lanceolate shape, with a contracting stem, Excurvate blade, and Convex base shape. Guilford type.
Collections-LathroumCollection Lathroum Collection Guilford lanceolate quartzite excurvate blade contracting stem convex base Middle Archaic Period

Jacks Reef Pentagonal

Image of stone projectile point made of Chert, Pentagonal shape, with a N/A stem, Excurvate blade, and Straight base shape. Jacks Reef Pentagonal type.
Collections-LathroumCollection Lathroum Collection Jacks Reef Pentagonal pentagonal chert excurvate blade N/A stem straight base Middle Woodland Period

Lehigh/Koens-Crispin

Image of stone projectile point made of Quartzite, Contracting Stem shape, with a contracting stem, Straight blade, and Convex base shape. Lehigh/Koens-Crispin type.
Collections-LathroumCollection Lathroum Collection Lehigh/Koens-Crispin contracting stem quartzite straight blade contracting stem convex base Late Archaic Period

Lehigh/Koens-Crispin

Image of stone projectile point made of Quartzite, Contracting Stem shape, with a Contracting stem, Excurvate blade, and Convex base shape. Lehigh/Koens-Crispin type.
Collections-LathroumCollection Lathroum Collection Lehigh/Koens-Crispin contracting stem quartzite excurvate blade contracting stem convex base Late Archaic Period

Madison

Image of stone projectile point made of Rhyolite, Triangular shape, with a N/A stem, Straight blade, and Concave base shape. Madison type.
Collections-LathroumCollection Lathroum Collection Madison triangular rhyolite straight blade N/A stem concave base Late Woodland Period

Madison

Image of stone projectile point made of Chert, Triangular shape, with a N/A stem, Straight blade, and Concave base shape. Madison type.
Collections-LathroumCollection Lathroum Collection Madison triangular chert straight blade N/A stem concave base Late Woodland Period

Poplar Island

Image of stone projectile point made of Argillite, Contracting Stem shape, with a Contracting stem, Straight blade, and Convex base shape. Poplar Island type.
Collections-LathroumCollection Lathroum Collection Poplar Island contracting stem argillite straight blade contracting stem convex base Late Archaic Period

St Albans

Image of stone projectile point made of Rhyolite, Bifurcate shape, with a Expanding stem, Straight blade, and Bifurcate base shape. St. Albans type.
Collections-LathroumCollection Lathroum Collection St. Albans bifurcate rhyolite straight blade expanding stem bifurcate base Early Archaic Period