John Peter Oleson
Dr. Oleson is an Archaeologist and Classics scholar, and was a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Greek and Roman Studies at the University of Victoria, Canada, where he taught from 1976 to 2015. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and had previously been a Killam Research Fellow, and in 2010 he was awarded the Pierre Chauveau Medal by the Royal Society of Canada for his “distinguished contribution to knowledge in the humanities.”
Professor Oleson's research focuses on ancient technology, particularly ships, harbours, and water-supply systems. He has directed archaeological excavations underwater and on land at a number of sites around the Mediterranean. He has published 12 books and more than 95 articles concerning ancient technology, marine archaeology, the Nabataeans, and the Roman Near East.