Anna Gustafsson
@aegeanarchivist.bsky.social
Writer & Art History Lover | Ancient Greek Visual Culture | Connecting Ancient Art with Modern Audiences. https://linktr.ee/aegeanarchivist
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Journalist and art history educator, specializing in ancient Greek art and visual culture. I love museums, archaeological sites, everything where the past touches the present.
🌀 I teach, write articles, guides, teaching materials.
+ too many random photos of my dog.
📸 Insta: @aegeanarchivist.
🌀 I teach, write articles, guides, teaching materials.
+ too many random photos of my dog.
📸 Insta: @aegeanarchivist.
My article today in Jstor Daily: In Pursuit of Peace, Ancient Athens Created a Goddess daily.jstor.org/in-pursuit-o...
In Pursuit of Peace, Ancient Athens Created a Goddess - JSTOR Daily
In the aftermath of the Peloponnesian War, Athenians worshipped Eirene. Her cult reflects the political role of religion in Ancient Greece.
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January 15, 2026 at 8:28 AM
My article today in Jstor Daily: In Pursuit of Peace, Ancient Athens Created a Goddess daily.jstor.org/in-pursuit-o...
The New Year always makes me dream BIG! New plans, unrealistic goals, and the eternal hope that a new calendar will fix everything. Greek mythology has many stories about the human urge to rise higher. One of them is Bellerophon. For him, the problem was not success, but knowing when to stop...
December 30, 2025 at 2:51 PM
The New Year always makes me dream BIG! New plans, unrealistic goals, and the eternal hope that a new calendar will fix everything. Greek mythology has many stories about the human urge to rise higher. One of them is Bellerophon. For him, the problem was not success, but knowing when to stop...
We are not the first to be obsessed with the way we look. People have always been fascinated by their own reflection. But how did mirrors without glass work 2000 years ago? Check out my recent Instagram post featuring a 2300-year-old pocket mirror from @aegeanarchivist.
August 13, 2025 at 11:29 AM
We are not the first to be obsessed with the way we look. People have always been fascinated by their own reflection. But how did mirrors without glass work 2000 years ago? Check out my recent Instagram post featuring a 2300-year-old pocket mirror from @aegeanarchivist.
I am trying to work, and then this photo pops up... My dog is too cute.
July 30, 2025 at 7:00 AM
I am trying to work, and then this photo pops up... My dog is too cute.
I love finding connections between ancient Greek visual culture and our times. Do you know why we still associate lounging with wealth, luxury and status? Check my Instagram post today @aegeanarchivist
July 28, 2025 at 11:29 AM
I love finding connections between ancient Greek visual culture and our times. Do you know why we still associate lounging with wealth, luxury and status? Check my Instagram post today @aegeanarchivist
This week, archaeologists from Baylor University’s San Giuliano Archaeological Research Project uncovered a rare undisturbed Etruscan tomb. Since the tomb hasn’t been looted, modern archaeological techniques can be applied in research. More from Archaeology Magazine.
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News - Rare Undisturbed Etruscan Tomb Opened - Archaeology Magazine
SAN GIULIANO, ITALY—According to a statement released by Baylor University, archaeologists with the San Giuliano […]
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July 23, 2025 at 4:40 AM
This week, archaeologists from Baylor University’s San Giuliano Archaeological Research Project uncovered a rare undisturbed Etruscan tomb. Since the tomb hasn’t been looted, modern archaeological techniques can be applied in research. More from Archaeology Magazine.
archaeology.org/news/2025/07...
archaeology.org/news/2025/07...
Just a Thursday pick-me-up for anyone who needs it...
July 10, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Just a Thursday pick-me-up for anyone who needs it...
Did you know how the Grand Tour influenced the way we appreciate ancient Greek sculpture and led to some famous restoration failures? More from my Instagram post today: @aegeanarchivist.
June 18, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Did you know how the Grand Tour influenced the way we appreciate ancient Greek sculpture and led to some famous restoration failures? More from my Instagram post today: @aegeanarchivist.
Super interesting article in Aeon magazine @aeon.co by Prof. Colin Jones about smile in art. It's a new invention; the toothy modern smile was popularized in the 1780s! The evolution of expressing emotion in Greek sculpture came to my mind. Check my Instagram post -> tinyurl.com/yfaetzrx
A history of the smile through art, culture and etiquette | Aeon Essays
How our toothy modern smile was invented by a confluence of French dentistry and Parisian portrait-painting in the 1780s
aeon.co
June 10, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Super interesting article in Aeon magazine @aeon.co by Prof. Colin Jones about smile in art. It's a new invention; the toothy modern smile was popularized in the 1780s! The evolution of expressing emotion in Greek sculpture came to my mind. Check my Instagram post -> tinyurl.com/yfaetzrx
Journalist and art history educator, specializing in ancient Greek art and visual culture. I love museums, archaeological sites, everything where the past touches the present.
🌀 I teach, write articles, guides, teaching materials.
+ too many random photos of my dog.
📸 Insta: @aegeanarchivist.
🌀 I teach, write articles, guides, teaching materials.
+ too many random photos of my dog.
📸 Insta: @aegeanarchivist.
June 5, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Journalist and art history educator, specializing in ancient Greek art and visual culture. I love museums, archaeological sites, everything where the past touches the present.
🌀 I teach, write articles, guides, teaching materials.
+ too many random photos of my dog.
📸 Insta: @aegeanarchivist.
🌀 I teach, write articles, guides, teaching materials.
+ too many random photos of my dog.
📸 Insta: @aegeanarchivist.