Julian Jansen van Rensburg
Biographic Data
| ID | 5633801 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Julian Jansen van Rensburg |
| GIVEN NAMES | Julian Jansen |
| FAMILY NAME | van Rensburg |
| SIGNATURE | VAN RENSBURG J J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Cambridge Archaeological Unit |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9774-1769 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 37 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2007 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The Neom Underwater Archaeological Surveys in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aqaba, Saudi Arabia
The NEOM underwater archaeological surveys conducted in north-western Saudi Arabia represent the first systematic survey in the Red Sea. Using a methodology based primarily on diver inspections, the project documented 65 artefact scatters, eight pre-19th-century shipwrecks, and two harbours. Two shipwrecks are especially significant: one, dating to 4th–7th centuries CE, shows an exceptionally preserved cargo, and another dating to the 15th centur…
Wild Craft
Documenting a threatened rock art site on Soqotra, Yemen
During ongoing archaeological fieldwork on Soqotra, Yemen, by the Soqotra Heritage Project, a poorly recorded rock art site on the north coast of the island was identified and documented. A systematic survey of this rock art site has revealed an extensive corpus of 187 rock art motifs that include feet, cupules, a ship, various geometric patterns, and cruciform shapes that bear striking similarities to motifs found in other rock art sites through…
Rock art on Socotra, Yemen
Recent fieldwork on the south coast of the island of Socotra, Yemen, has revealed a hitherto unknown petroglyph site. This site represents the first rock art to have been recorded on the south coast, an area generally regarded as being unpopulated up until the recent past. The corpus of recorded petroglyphs includes feet, cupules, anthropomorphic figures and geometric motifs, whose designs parallel those from known rock‐art sites on the north coa…
The Hawārī of Socotra, Yemen
Hawār? are traditionally logboats carved from a single tree into a double-ended vessel which can be propelled by either sails or paddle. Hawār? can be found throughout the Indian Ocean from India through to East Africa, yet little is known about this ubiquitous vessel. The aims of this research are to address this lacuna in our knowledge by documenting the rich source of hawār? present on the island of Socotra, Yemen. © 2009 The Author
Sasanian Walls, Hinterland Fortresses and Abandoned Ancient Irrigated Landscapes
The 2007 season yielded significant new insights into settlement expansion into the land north of the line of the Gorgan Wall and the later abandonment of these sites in the steppe, prior to the construction of the Wall. It also provided us with a better understanding of Sasanian hydraulic engineering and the date and strategic role of large square fortifications south of this linear barrier. Via underwater archaeology, we explored installations …
An Imperial Frontier of the Sasanian Empire
The 2006 season has yielded significant new insights into the Great Wall of Gorgan's relation to landscape features and settlement, notably the division of the associated complex water supply system into sectors. The westernmost part of the wall is buried deeply beneath sediments from a past transgression of the Caspian Sea. An unexpectedly high number of brick kilns, of standardised design, shed light on the manner of the wall's construction. Ge…
An Imperial Frontier of the Sasanian Empire
The 2006 season has yielded significant new insights into the Great Wall of Gorgan's relation to landscape features and settlement, notably the division of the associated complex water supply system into sectors. The westernmost part of the wall is buried deeply beneath sediments from a past transgression of the Caspian Sea. An unexpectedly high number of brick kilns, of standardised design, shed light on the manner of the wall's construction. Ge…
Sasanian Walls, Hinterland Fortresses and Abandoned Ancient Irrigated Landscapes
The 2007 season yielded significant new insights into settlement expansion into the land north of the line of the Gorgan Wall and the later abandonment of these sites in the steppe, prior to the construction of the Wall. It also provided us with a better understanding of Sasanian hydraulic engineering and the date and strategic role of large square fortifications south of this linear barrier. Via underwater archaeology, we explored installations …
Rock art on Socotra, Yemen
Recent fieldwork on the south coast of the island of Socotra, Yemen, has revealed a hitherto unknown petroglyph site. This site represents the first rock art to have been recorded on the south coast, an area generally regarded as being unpopulated up until the recent past. The corpus of recorded petroglyphs includes feet, cupules, anthropomorphic figures and geometric motifs, whose designs parallel those from known rock‐art sites on the north coa…
The Hawārī of Socotra, Yemen
Hawār? are traditionally logboats carved from a single tree into a double-ended vessel which can be propelled by either sails or paddle. Hawār? can be found throughout the Indian Ocean from India through to East Africa, yet little is known about this ubiquitous vessel. The aims of this research are to address this lacuna in our knowledge by documenting the rich source of hawār? present on the island of Socotra, Yemen. © 2009 The Author
Documenting a threatened rock art site on Soqotra, Yemen
During ongoing archaeological fieldwork on Soqotra, Yemen, by the Soqotra Heritage Project, a poorly recorded rock art site on the north coast of the island was identified and documented. A systematic survey of this rock art site has revealed an extensive corpus of 187 rock art motifs that include feet, cupules, a ship, various geometric patterns, and cruciform shapes that bear striking similarities to motifs found in other rock art sites through…
An Imperial Frontier of the Sasanian Empire
The 2006 season has yielded significant new insights into the Great Wall of Gorgan's relation to landscape features and settlement, notably the division of the associated complex water supply system into sectors. The westernmost part of the wall is buried deeply beneath sediments from a past transgression of the Caspian Sea. An unexpectedly high number of brick kilns, of standardised design, shed light on the manner of the wall's construction. Ge…
Sasanian Walls, Hinterland Fortresses and Abandoned Ancient Irrigated Landscapes
The 2007 season yielded significant new insights into settlement expansion into the land north of the line of the Gorgan Wall and the later abandonment of these sites in the steppe, prior to the construction of the Wall. It also provided us with a better understanding of Sasanian hydraulic engineering and the date and strategic role of large square fortifications south of this linear barrier. Via underwater archaeology, we explored installations …
The Hawārī of Socotra, Yemen
Hawār? are traditionally logboats carved from a single tree into a double-ended vessel which can be propelled by either sails or paddle. Hawār? can be found throughout the Indian Ocean from India through to East Africa, yet little is known about this ubiquitous vessel. The aims of this research are to address this lacuna in our knowledge by documenting the rich source of hawār? present on the island of Socotra, Yemen. © 2009 The Author
Rock art on Socotra, Yemen
Recent fieldwork on the south coast of the island of Socotra, Yemen, has revealed a hitherto unknown petroglyph site. This site represents the first rock art to have been recorded on the south coast, an area generally regarded as being unpopulated up until the recent past. The corpus of recorded petroglyphs includes feet, cupules, anthropomorphic figures and geometric motifs, whose designs parallel those from known rock‐art sites on the north coa…
Documenting a threatened rock art site on Soqotra, Yemen
During ongoing archaeological fieldwork on Soqotra, Yemen, by the Soqotra Heritage Project, a poorly recorded rock art site on the north coast of the island was identified and documented. A systematic survey of this rock art site has revealed an extensive corpus of 187 rock art motifs that include feet, cupules, a ship, various geometric patterns, and cruciform shapes that bear striking similarities to motifs found in other rock art sites through…
Wild Craft
The Neom Underwater Archaeological Surveys in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aqaba, Saudi Arabia
The NEOM underwater archaeological surveys conducted in north-western Saudi Arabia represent the first systematic survey in the Red Sea. Using a methodology based primarily on diver inspections, the project documented 65 artefact scatters, eight pre-19th-century shipwrecks, and two harbours. Two shipwrecks are especially significant: one, dating to 4th–7th centuries CE, shows an exceptionally preserved cargo, and another dating to the 15th centur…
Geography (6 works) · Archaeology (5 works) · Archaeology and Historical Studies (5 works) · Ancient history (3 works) · Global Maritime and Colonial Histories (3 works) · History (3 works) · History (3 works) · Eurasian Exchange Networks (2 works) · Geology (2 works) · Maritime and Coastal Archaeology (2 works)