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Anna Collar is an Associate Professor specializing in classical archaeology, focusing on topics such as epigraphy, material culture, and religious practices in the Roman world. She has a rich background, having studied Classical Civilization and Philosophy at undergraduate level at the University of Manchester, before attending the British School at Athens. Her passion for the ancient world led her to pursue an MPhil in Classical Art and Archaeology at the University of Cambridge, and she later obtained her PhD, which was published by Cambridge University Press as 'Religious Networks in the Roman Empire: Spread of New Ideas'. This work was a finalist for the American Academy of Religion’s book prize. Her career includes an Assistant Professorship in Classical Archaeology at Aarhus University in Denmark. In 2018, she returned to the UK to join the Department of Archaeology at the University of Southampton. Collar is involved in various research projects related to ancient pilgrimage, mobility, and natural landscapes, co-founding the Environment and Sacred network to encourage dialogue among international scholars on the interplay between the natural world and religious experience. She is also engaged in ongoing research on Syrian migrants in the Roman world, employing theoretical frameworks from mobility research.
University of Southampton • Southampton, England
Teaching and conducting research in classical archaeology, focusing on religious networks and mobility in the ancient world.
Aarhus University • Aarhus, Denmark
Involved in the Emergence of Sacred Travel research project, focusing on the intersections of religion and mobility.