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Ballard, Robert D.

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Ballard, Robert Duane

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1942-06-30

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San Diego, California, USA

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San Diego, California, USA (Birth)

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University of California, Santa Barbara (BS)

University of Hawaii (MS)

University of Southern California

University of Rhode Island (PhD)

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archaeologist

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writer

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United States Navy

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution

University of Rhode Island

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National Humanities Medal (2003)

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