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Research interests
My research interests include the archaeology of the Southern Levant, particularly during the second and first millennia BCE, the archaeology of colonialism and migrations in antiquity, and the archaeological study of visual language, craft, and stamp seals. I am currently co-PI of Stamp Seals from the Southern Levant (Swiss National Science Foundation Sinergia project 2020–2023), co-director of the archaeological project at Tel Hadid, Israel, co-director of Al-Haditha: Archaeological–Historical Study of an Abandoned Arab Village” (Israel Science Foundation project) and co-director of the final publication of the Tel Arad excavations (funded by the White-Levy Program for Archaeological Publications).
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Jacob, Laban and the Moon God of the Bashan: Another Contribution to the Debate over the Date and Origin of the Non-P Jacob Story
Sergi, O. & Koch, I., 2026, The Ancestors of Genesis and the Exodus Traditions: A Festschrift for Thomas Römer. Nihan, C. & Macchi, J.-D. (eds.). Berlin: de Gruyter, p. 271-291 (Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft; vol. 568).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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A Scarab from Tomb 16/H/50
Koch, I., 2025, Megiddo VII: The Shmunis Excavations of a Monumental Middle Bronze Tomb and Its Environs. Adams, M. J., Cradic, M. S. & Finkelstein, I. (eds.). University Park, Pennsylvania ; Tel Aviv : Eisenbrauns; Emery and Claire Yass Publications in Archaeology, The Institute of Archaeology, Tel Aviv University, p. 227-228 2 p. (Monograph Series of the Sonia and Marco Nadler Institute of Archaeology; no. 43).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Fibulae of the Southern Levant During the Iron Age II: Chronology, Inter-Regional Connectivity and Performance
Tsiao, M. & Koch, I., 2025, In: Palestine Exploration Quarterly. 157, 3, p. 213-233 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Jerusalemer Elfenbein: verzierte Elfenbeintafeln aus der Eisenzeit II aus Gebäude 100, Ausgrabungen auf dem Parkplatz von Giv’ati und ihr kulturelles Umfeld
Avisar, R., Shalev, Y., Harel, S., Gadot, Y. & Koch, I., 2025, Jerusalem in archäologischer, historischer und theologischer Perspektive. Oeming, M., Gadot, Y. & Shalev, Y. (eds.). Bonn: Vandenhoeck and Ruprecht Verlage ; Bonn University Press, p. 157-178 22 p. (Bonner Biblische Beiträge; no. 192).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Scarabs, Stamped and Incised Handles, a Figurative Amulet, Beads and Figurines
Koch, I., 2025, The Canaanite Water System at Gezer. Tsuk, T., Warner, D., Yannai, E., Parker, J. & Cole, D. (eds.). Rechovot: Ariel Publishing, p. 231-238 8 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter