George Bass (archaeologist)

George Bass
George Bass
Born	December 9, 1932; Columbia, South Carolina
Died	March 2, 2021 (aged 88); Bryan, Texas
Alma mater	Johns Hopkins University; University of Pennsylvania;
Children	2
Awards	National Medal of Science
	Scientific career
Fields	underwater archaeology
Institutions	Texas A&M University

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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