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ina institute of nautical archaeology skip to main content hit enter to search or esc to close close search facebook linkedin youtube email search menu search menu about mission history bodrum research center research vessel ina foundation faq people board of directors officers administration bodrum research center team affiliated scholars research associates partners key figures george f bass 1932 2021 projects 2025 projects projects diving safety news events funding project funding publication funding media ina books ina quarterly ina quarterly archive ina archives videos ina webinars ina backgrounds contact support ina img donate join ina shop ina donate the institute of nautical archaeology excavates shipwrecks and conducts archaeological research to shed light on the human interaction with the sea projects webinars play video in 1973 ina founder dr george f bass 1932 2021 organized ina s first field school and together with his wife and ina co founder ann bass hosted the first meeting of the ina board of directors ina executive director cynthia eiseman published the first issue of the ina quarterly and the united states government granted ina status as a non profit 501 c 3 organization for half a century ina archaeologists have conducted fieldwork and research leading to the location excavation preservation and publication of dozens of shipwrecks and other sites of nautical significance in 2023 we celebrate ina s 50th year with webinars a special commemorative 50th volume of the ina quarterly and a new film that tells the story of ina s first shipwreck survey in 1973 we are forever grateful to the hundreds of donors colleagues students volunteers and staff members who helped ina reach this important milestone we invite all members of the ina family new and old to help us commemorate ina s 50th year by becoming more involved attend an ina wednesday webinar make a donation to support an ina project shop ina s online store or give the gift of ina membership when you become a member of ina you help bring history to light through the science of shipwreck archaeology debbie carlson president the institute of nautical archaeology what we do who we are how we do it what we do the institute of nautical archaeology ina is a non profit international research organization founded in 1972 by dr george f bass who pioneered the science of archaeological excavation under water the broad scope of what we do involves remote sensing underwater excavation digital recording decompression diving artifact conservation scientific analysis and lots and lots of research learn more who we are for more than 40 years ina has been affiliated with texas a m university tamu numerous ina officers are faculty in tamu s graduate nautical archaeology program nap which offers an m s in maritime archaeology and conservation and a ph d in anthropology in collaboration with nap faculty nap graduate students and ina research associates ina sponsors projects all over the world learn more how we do it ina is sustained by a dedicated talented and active board of directors we are also grateful for the generous support of our donors members and institutional partners because the largest number of ancient shipwrecks ina has excavated are in turkey we built the bodrum research center brc with offices conservation laboratories a dormitory and a research library learn more donate online join ina shop ina bringing history to light through the science of shipwrecks projects in 2024 the institute of nautical archaeology will support more than 25 new and continuing archaeological projects around the globe in the ina project pages you will discover more than five decades of exploration funding ina seeks to assist archaeologists and researchers by providing institutional backing for fundraising activities loaning equipment or providing modest grant funding for research and fieldwork publications get acquainted with the ina quarterly our news and information magazine features current projects undertaken by ina research associates faculty and affiliated scholars becoming an ina member is one of the best ways to support our projects around the world join ina george f bass one of time magazine s great scientists the institute of nautical archaeology ina would not exist were it not for the vision of our founder george f bass the father of underwater archaeology in 1960 george directed the first scientific archaeological excavation of a shipwreck following the same principles and precision that guided terrestrial excavations in the 1970s he founded ina and then found ina an academic home at texas a m university his many contributions to the field of nautical archaeology were celebrated most recently in 2018 when he was named one of time magazine s great scientists the geniuses and visionaries who transformed our world how does it feel to be in the company of albert einstein galileo galilei and howard carter bass says he is flattered and thrilled ina is deeply honored too congratulations george read article since at least the bronze age seafaring has been key to cultural progress ships are in some cases the most technologically advanced equipment a culture would develop their space shuttles so to really understand the ancients you have to be able to understand how they approached the sea and the only way to do that is to excavate shipwrecks george bass founder the institute of nautical archaeology join us learn more texas a m nautical archaeology program learn more latest news january 8 2025 in news events new publication alert congratulations to shelley wachsmann texas a m university on his recent publication late bronze age metal artifacts off hahotrim israel the book read more september 24 2024 in news events funding deadline october 1 a reminder that applications for 2025 funding from ina and reports from those who received funding in 2024 are due october read more sign up for ina newsletter about ina mission people bodrum 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