George Bass (archaeologist)

George Bass
Born	(1932-12-09)December 9, 1932 Columbia, South Carolina
Died	March 2, 2021(2021-03-02) (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.