The Bandelier Award for
Service to Archaeology
2011 Bandelier Award Winner George F. Bass
Considered the father of underwater archaeology, Bass embarked on the first underwater excavation of an ancient shipwreck directed by an archaeologist at Cape Gelidonya, Turkey in 1960. He has since directed many such projects and excavations, written or edited ten books on the subject, and was the founding president of the Institute for Nautical Archaeology. His work on ancient shipwrecks has had a significant influence in current understanding of the role of Syro-Canaanite merchant seafarers in Late Bronze Age Mediterranean trade.
As a recipient of many honors such as the AIA’s Gold Medal for Distinguished Archaeological Achievement and the National Medal of Science, Bass has been widely applauded for his unique contribution to this fascinating and growing branch of archaeological research. President George W. Bush commended Bass during the National Medal of Science Awards in 2001 for “pioneering ocean technology and creating a new branch of scholarship, nautical archaeology, thereby providing new knowledge of the histories of economics, technology, and literacy.” George F. Bass is currently the Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Nautical Archaeology at Texas A & M University.
About This Award
Adolf Bandelier In 1880, Adolf Bandelier was sent by the Archaeological Institute of America to study prehistoric sites in the Southwest. At Los Alamos, northwest of Santa Fe, Bandelier investigated Tyuonyi pueblo, Long House, and other sites. These were preserved in a National Monument established in 1916 and named after Bandelier. 
2009 Bandelier Award Winner Actor, activist, and AIA trustee Harrison Ford received the inaugural Bandelier Award at the first gala of the AIA in 2009 in NYC for raising public awareness of archaeology through his on-screen work in the Indiana Jones film series. 
2010 Bandelier Award Winners Martha and Artemis Joukowsky were awarded the Bandelier Award for Public Service to Archaeology for thirty years of extraordinary contributions to the field.
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