"The Archaeological Institute of America (AIA), North America’s oldest and the world’s largest organization devoted to archaeology, held its Annual Gala on Tuesday, April 26, 2011.
The 2011 Bandelier Award for Public Service to Archaeology was presented to George F. Bass, the father of underwater archaeology. Bass has led and participated in some of the most famous shipwreck discoveries of our time, including a dive to map the rate of decay of the Titanic. His work over the past 40 years has made him a leading expert in the field of nautical archaeology..." - Archaeological Institute of America website - Read More.
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Dr. George Bass, 2011 recipient of the AIA’s Bandelier Award. Photo by Mike Shane Photography, courtesy of the AIA.
Jen Bass, Gordon Bass, Deborah Carlson, Lucy Darden, Shelley Wachsmann, Ann Bass, George Bass, Nicolle Hirschfeld, Cemal Pulak. Photo by Mike Shane Photography, courtesy of the AIA.
View of the AIA Gala 2011 held at the historic Capitale building in New York, NY. Photo by Mike Shane Photography, courtesy of the AIA.
INA Director Allan Campbell, Carol Campbell Herring, James Herring, Ann Bass, George Bass. New York NY, 2011. Photo by Mike Shane Photography, courtesy of the AIA.
INA Director, Allan Campbell and George Bass. New York NY, 2011.