George Bass (archaeologist)
George Bass | |
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| Born | December 9, 1932 |
| Died | March 2, 2021 (aged 88) |
| Alma mater | |
| 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.