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....
Date of birth:
- 1932
Start date:
- Oct 30, 2008
End date:
- Nov 1, 2008
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Also known as:
- George Fletcher Bass,
- George F. Bass,
- George Bass,
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