INA celebrates 50 years of underwater archaeology with Tombs, Temples and Shipwrecks a Private Yacht Journey with Professor George Bass on July 30-August 10, 2010. Download Trip Details.
Travel to Cape Gelidonya, where it all began, as INA re-excavates and studies the site to learn more with tools and techniques not available a half century ago.
Don't miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!
Fifty years ago, George Bass led an extraordinary expedition to Cape Gelidonya, Turkey, where a Late Bronze age wreck had been discovered by Kemal Aras, a sponge diver from Bodrum. He in turn described it to photojournalist, diver and amateur archaeologist, Peter Throckmorton, who was able to locate the site himself. Recognizing its great age and potential, he asked the University Museum of the University of Pennsylvania if it would organize an excavation.
As it turned out, the expedition not only made history, it changed the history books as the discoveries at Gelidonya changed our view of ancient Bronze Age trade. This year, INA celebrates the achievements and adventure of this expedition with a very special 50th anniversary trip along the western coast of Turkey, accompanied by Dr. Bass. Visit with a team of archaeologists, including veterans of the original project, as INA re-excavates and studies the site to learn more with tools and techniques not available a half century ago.
Read more about how it all began. View the original Cape Gelidonya Project!
The 1960 Cape Gelidonya expedition.
This vessel which sank off Uluburun was one of six excavated by Dr. George Bass and his teams since 1960 and will be viewed at the Bodrum Museum of Underwater Archaeology.
View magnificent royal temple tombs
in the cliff face overlooking the Dalyan River.