George Bass

George Fletcher Bass (born December 9, 1932 in Columbia, South Carolina) is recognized as the father of underwater archaeology. Bass was the director of the first archaeological expedition to entirely excavate an ancient shipwreck: cape Gelydonia (1960). Since directing his first excavation, he has excavated shipwrecks of the Bronze Age, Classical Age, and the Byzantine. Bass is professor emeritus at Texas A&M; University, where he held the Georg... more

Date of birth:

  • Dec 9, 1932 (age 77 years)

Also known as:

  • George Fletcher Bass,
  • George F. Bass,
  • Black Ice World Tour, Chicago, IL Concert
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Award Winner

Awards Won:

Year Award Notes/Description
  • 2001
  • For pioneering ocean technology and creating a new branch of scholarship, nautical archaeology, thereby providing new knowledge of the histories of economics, technology, and literacy.
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