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Archaeology Beneath the Sea
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224 pages, Hardcover
First published June 1, 1975
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George F. Bass
30 books4 followersGeorge Fletcher Bass is recognized as the father of underwater archaeology.
Bass was the director of the first archaeological expedition to entirely excavate an ancient shipwreck: Cape Gelidonva (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 George T. and Gladys H. Abell Chair in Nautical Archaeology. He holds an M.A. in Near Eastern Archaeology from The Johns Hopkins University and a Ph.D. in Classical Archaeology from the University of Pennsylvania.
In 1973 Bass founded the Institute of Nautical Archaeology (INA). INA has conducted some of the most important excavations of the twentieth century, and its findings throw new light into areas as diverse as the beginning of the free enterprise system, the dating of Homer's Odyssey, chronologies of Egyptian dynasties and Helladic cultures, and the histories of technology, economics, music, art and religion.
Bass was the director of the first archaeological expedition to entirely excavate an ancient shipwreck: Cape Gelidonva (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 George T. and Gladys H. Abell Chair in Nautical Archaeology. He holds an M.A. in Near Eastern Archaeology from The Johns Hopkins University and a Ph.D. in Classical Archaeology from the University of Pennsylvania.
In 1973 Bass founded the Institute of Nautical Archaeology (INA). INA has conducted some of the most important excavations of the twentieth century, and its findings throw new light into areas as diverse as the beginning of the free enterprise system, the dating of Homer's Odyssey, chronologies of Egyptian dynasties and Helladic cultures, and the histories of technology, economics, music, art and religion.
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August 21, 2017
If you're interested at all in maritime archaeology, it's a good idea to start with George Bass and Peter Throckmorton, two of the fathers of the profession.
This is Bass' account of his introduction to archaeology and his first few expeditions in the waters off Turkey.
My favorite part may have been the fact that Bass hustled to get his scuba training in a Philadelphia YMCA just before leaving for Turkey and still hadn't been beyond 10 feet deep when he arrived. He needed to lead an expedition over 100 ft. deep all summer.
That pretty much summed up the level of preparation of the entire project, but there's something to be said about getting talented people together and accomplishing something.
Bass has since gone on to create the American Institute of Nautical Archaeology along with the maritime archaeology program at Texas A&M.
This book was published in 1975 so there's a lot that follows, but it's a good place to start.
This is Bass' account of his introduction to archaeology and his first few expeditions in the waters off Turkey.
My favorite part may have been the fact that Bass hustled to get his scuba training in a Philadelphia YMCA just before leaving for Turkey and still hadn't been beyond 10 feet deep when he arrived. He needed to lead an expedition over 100 ft. deep all summer.
That pretty much summed up the level of preparation of the entire project, but there's something to be said about getting talented people together and accomplishing something.
Bass has since gone on to create the American Institute of Nautical Archaeology along with the maritime archaeology program at Texas A&M.
This book was published in 1975 so there's a lot that follows, but it's a good place to start.
February 12, 2020
"Някога, докато бил жив, платнените му дробове се изпълвали до пръсване с въздух, а сухожилията от усукани въжета се изпъвали и отпускали, докато той стенел под напора на тласкащата го напред сила. Но пясъкът, върху който легнал кротко на края, се оказал недостатъчен за погребален саван."
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