The Archaeology of humour is the concept that underlies my past and current research projects. My interests lie in popular visual culture and the study of humour from antiquity to the present day. There are three main areas of research: 1. (2010-) The reception of classical concepts, myth and art in editorial cartoons. 2. (2010-) The history of medicine, Roman terracotta and the function of pathological grotesques. 3. (1999-) Visual humour in Ancient Greece.