Ian Joseph Evans OAM (born Parkes, New South Wales, 1940) is an Australian author, publisher and historian. In the latter category, Evans discovered the use of deliberately concealed objects to protect Australian houses and other buildings from evil spiritual forces in the period 1788 to circa 1935. The author of numerous books on the history and conservation of old Australian houses, Evans contributed to the growth of the heritage movement that spread throughout Australia in the 1980s. His first book, Restoring Old Houses (MacMillan, 1979) is credited with having stimulated the movement that continues to the present day. Other books followed, including several published by Evans's family publishing house, The Flannel Flower Press Pty Ltd.