John Peter Oleson’s research focuses on ancient technology, particularly ships, harbours, and water-supply systems. Since 1971 he has directed or participated in underwater excavations at a number of Roman harbour sites in Italy, Israel, Egypt, and Turkey. Between 1986 and 2005 Dr. Oleson directed excavations at the site of Humayma, ancient Hawara, a Nabataean, Roman, and Early Islamic settlement in Jordan’s southern desert. He has published 10 books and more than 95 articles concerning ancient technology, marine archaeology, the Nabataeans, and the Roman Near East.
Research Interests: Underwater cultural heritage in the Mediterranean, Cultural heritage management, Ancient technology, Maritime archaeology, particularly Roman harbours and maritime concrete structures, Ancient pumping devices, Roman Near East, and Nabataean culture
| Institution: | University of Victoria |
| Fields of Expertise: | Commemoration and Memorialization Cultural Memory and Policy Public History |
| Research groups: | Memory Politics |
| Email: | jpoleson@uvic.ca |
| Media outreach: | Yes |
| Languages: | English |
| Publications: | Sherwood, Andrew & Nikolic, Milorad & Humphrey, John & Oleson, John. (2019). Greek and Roman Technology: A Sourcebook of Translated Greek and Roman Texts, 2nd Edition. 10.4324/9781315682181 [Titel anhand dieser DOI in Citavi-Projekt übernehmen] Berking, Jonas & Oleson, John & Sürmelihindi, Gül & Nenci, Elio & Maganzani, Lauretta & Ronin, Marguerite & Schrakamp, Ingo & Gerrard, Christopher & Gutierrez, Alejandra & Trümper, Monika & Sophie, Bouffier & Dumas, Vincent & Lenhardt, Philippe & Paillet, Jean-Louis & Schomberg, Anette. (2019). Water Management in Ancient Civilizations. 10.18452/19758 [Titel anhand dieser DOI in Citavi-Projekt übernehmen] McCann, A.M. & Bourgeois, J. & Gazda, E.K. & Oleson, John & Will, E.L.. (2017). The Roman port and fishery of cosa: A center of ancient trade. Sherwood, Andrew & Nikolic, Milorad & Humphrey, John & Oleson, John. (2019). Agriculture. 10.4324/9781315682181-4 Sherwood, Andrew & Nikolic, Milorad & Humphrey, John & Oleson, John. (2019). Sources of energy and basic mechanical devices. 10.4324/9781315682181-3 [Titel anhand dieser DOI in Citavi-Projekt übernehmen] Sherwood, Andrew & Nikolic, Milorad & Humphrey, John & Oleson, John. (2019). Transport and trade. 10.4324/9781315682181-12 Sherwood, Andrew & Nikolic, Milorad & Humphrey, John & Oleson, John. (2019). Hydraulic engineering. 10.4324/9781315682181-10 Sherwood, Andrew & Nikolic, Milorad & Humphrey, John & Oleson, John. (2019). Sculpture. 10.4324/9781315682181-8 Oleson, John & Reeves, M & Baker, Gregory & Bruijn, E & Gerber, Yvonne & Nikolic, Milorad & Sherwood, A. (2020). Preliminary characterization of al-Humayma ceramis. Pp. 334-341 in: J.P. Oleson et al., Preliminary report on excavations at al-Humayma, Ancient Hawara, 2004 and 2005, ADAJ 52, 2008, 309-342. Oleson, John. (2019). The character of the Roman frontier in the Near East - MARIANA CASTRO, THE FUNCTION OF THE ROMAN ARMY IN SOUTHERN ARABIA PETRAEA (Archaeopress Roman Archaeology 48; Archaeopress Publishing Ltd., Oxford 2018). Pp. iii + 216, 71 figs, maps and plans. ISBN 978-1-78491-952-8 Oleson, John. (2018). Portable sundials for travelers: the empire's geography for intellectuals. RICHARD J. A. TALBERT, ROMAN PORTABLE SUNDIALS: THE EMPIRE IN YOUR HAND (Oxford University Press, New York 2017). Pp. xxiii + 236, figs. 100, maps 22. ISBN 978-0-19027-3484 “Geology, Materials, and the Design of the Roman Harbour of Soli-Pompeiopolis, Turkey: the ROMACONS field campaign of August 2009.” International Journal of Nautical Archaeology 39 (2010) 390-99. (co-author) |
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