Robin Rönnlund (; born 1985) is a Swedish

archaeologist Archaeology or archeology is the scientific study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of artifacts, architecture, biofacts or ecofacts, sites, and cultural landscap ...

of the University of Thessaly and Swedish Institute at Athens, known for his work in and on Ancient Thessaly.

Education and career

Rönnlund received his Bachelor's and master's degrees in Classical Archaeology and Ancient History at

Stockholm University Stockholm University ( sv, Stockholms universitet) is a public research university in Stockholm, Sweden, founded as a college in 1878, with university status since 1960. With over 33,000 students at four different faculties: law, humanities, so ...

, before continuing to complete a PhD in the same subject at the University of Gothenburg. The topic of his doctoral thesis was Greek '' akropoleis'' and their function and symbolic meaning in ancient society. Rönnlund is currently the Wenner-Gren fellow at the department of History, Archaeology and Social Anthropology at the University of Thessaly, researching cyclic urbanism in the ancient Greek world. Having led the work in the field since 2016, Rönnlund took over the role of director for the Swedish side of the Greek-Swedish survey of the archaeological site at Thessalian

Vlochos Vlochos ( el, Βλοχός) is a village in modern Thessaly, Greece. It belongs to the municipality of Palamas in the regional unit of Karditsa. History Just south of the village lies the steep hill of Strongilovouni ( el, Στρογγυλοβού� ...

from Helene Whittaker of the University of Gothenburg. The work, which is a collaboration with the

Ephorate of Antiquities of Karditsa The Ephorate of Antiquities of Karditsa (formerly the 34th Ephorate of Prehistoric and Classical Antiquities) is a department within the Greek Ministry of Culture and Sports, responsible for the protection and management of archaeological site ...

, focusses on mapping and understanding the complex series of discrete urban remains at the site, how and when they were established and why they were so completely abandoned.

Selected publications

*R. Rönnlund (2023), ''The Cities of the Plain: Urbanism in Ancient Western Thessaly'',

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. * * *R. Rönnlund (2018), A city on a hill cannot be hidden: Function and symbolism of ancient Greek ''akropoleis''. PhD thesis. *R. Rönnlund (2015), 'All that we see or seem: Space, memory and Greek ''akropoleis, ''Archaeological Review from Cambridge'', pp. 37–43.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rönnlund, Robin Living people 1985 births Swedish archaeologists Stockholm University alumni University of Gothenburg alumni People from Solna Municipality