George Bass (archaeologist)
George Fletcher Bass (/bæs/; December 9, 1932 – March 2, 2021) was an American archaeologist. An early practitioner of underwater archaeology, he co-directed the first expedition to entirely excavate an ancient shipwreck at Cape Gelidonya in 1960 and founded the Institute of Nautical Archaeology in 1972.
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Died | March 2, 2021 88) | (aged
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Children | 2 |
Awards | National Medal of Science |
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Fields | underwater archaeology |
Institutions | Texas A&M University |
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