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Archaeological Researchers Cemal Pulak, George Bass, and Robert Wauchope

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archaeology who have influenced and inspired the work of others. Bass, the second generation, a recent retiree from the Texas A&M Nautical Archaeology department he founded continues to practice the  science of underwater excavation through the Institute of Nautical Archaeology using meticulous methods and technology he devised. Cemal Pulak, the third generation, is described as one of Bass former students  and assistant but who is now an assistant professor at Texas A&M and director of the Institute of Nautical Archaeology in Turkey in relations to their underwater excavations in the  Mediterranean. Pulak combined the techniques learned from Bass in relation to his own specialties in seafaring and ship construction to further research the wrecks discovered in the area of nautical  archaeology. Finally, the initial inspiration for Bass to enter the field of archaeology came from his uncle, Robert Wauchope, the first generation. Wauchope was a successful and often cited leader  in the archaeological community in regards to his knowledge and excavations of Mayan sites in addition to his meticulous record keeping and conservation of historical sites; an aspect carried on  through the works of Bass and Pulak. George F. Bass (2nd Generation) George F. Bass is considered the "Father of Nautical Archaeology" as he has spent more than thirty years  in the field of underwater archaeology and is one of the leading pioneers. His specialty includes the study and excavation of a number of shipwrecks which have ranged in age  from the Bronze Age until the 11th century A.D. While most of his work has been concentrated in the Mediterranean, Bass has also excavated sites in other areas of the  world including areas in the Caribbean and off the coast of the eastern United States (Texas, Bass, 2002). Bass was trained as a classical archaeologists and consequently his worked has