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Tabea Koch
Tabea Koch
My current research focuses on the combination of biomolecular chemistry and experimental archaeology to investigate ancient adhesives. Previous research investigated the potential birch tar production methods employed in the Palaeolithic. Another area of interest is the provenance study of lithic raw materials, espcially flint/chert, using archaeometric methods.
PhD Project
PhD Project
This project focuses on the combination of biomolecular chemistry and experimental archaeology to investigate ancient adhesives. Among the materials that I study are artefacts from a variety of European contexts dating from the Mesolithic to the Iron Age. The aims of this project are to get a deeper understanding of the production and transformation techniques of adhesives in regards to their functionality.
CV
CV
December 2021-Present | PhD | CEPAM UMR 7264, CNRS, Université Côte d’Azur, Nice, France and YEAR Centre/PaleoHub, Department of Archaeology, University of York, York, UK
October 2019-October 2021 | M.Sc. | Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen, Germany
October 2015-March 2019 | B.A. | Albert-Ludwigs-University of Freiburg, Germany and University of Western Australia in Perth, Australia
Publications
Publications
Koch, T.J., Saurel, M., Bocquillon, H., Pisani, D.F., Bonnabel, L., Little, A., Stacey, R., Rageot, M., Regert, M. 2024. Differences in birch tar composition are explained by adhesive function in the central European Iron Age. PLOS ONE. 19, e0301103.
Koch, T.J., Turini, M., Mazuy, A., Ferreira, P., Paolini-Saez, H., Peche-Quilichini, K., Regert, M. 2024. L’absence de brai de bouleau à l’âge du Bronze. Biais de recherche ou réalité archéologique ? In: Bulletin de l’Association Pour La Promotion Des Recherches Sur l’Age Du Bronze. Presented at the Journée annuelle d’actualités de l’APRAB, Musée d’Archéologie Nationale Saint Germain en Laye, Samedi 4 mars 2023.
Koch, T. J., Groß, D., Måge, B. T., & Little, A. 2024. Hafting of a Neolithic leister: Identification of adhesives from Lolland (Denmark). Danish Journal of Archaeology, 13(1), 1–8. https://doi.org/10.7146/dja.v13i1.141566
Schmidt, P., Koch, T.J., Blessing, M.A., Karakostis, F.A., Harvati, K., Dresely, V., Charrié-Duhaut, A. 2023. Production method of the Königsaue birch tar documents cumulative culture in Neanderthals. Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences. 15, 84. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12520-023-01789-2
Schmidt, P., Koch, T.J., Tennie, C. 2023. Reply to Paul RB Kozowyk: Interpreting the complexity of archaeological adhesives may lead to misconceptions about early humans. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 120, 7. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2300325120
Koch, T.J., Schmidt, P. 2023. Adhesive Strength and Rupture Behaviour of Birch Tars Made with Different Stone Age Methods. Journal of Paleolithic Archaeology 6. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41982-023-00135-1
Schmidt, P., Koch, T.J., February, E. 2022. Archaeological adhesives made from Podocarpus document innovative potential in the African Middle Stone Age. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 119, 40. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2209592119
Schmidt, P., Koch, T.J., Berthold, C., Lauxmann, F., & Nickel, K. G. 2022. The evolution of strength, elasticity and rupture behaviour of birch tar made with ‘double-pot’ techniques during tar cooking. Archaeometry, 1– 14. https://doi.org/10.1111/arcm.12820
Koch, T.J., Schmidt, P. 2022. The unique laurel-leaf points of Volgu document long-distance transport of raw materials in the Solutrean. Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences 14, 101. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12520-022-01572-9
Koch, T.J., Schmidt, P. 2022. A new method for birch tar making with materials available in the Stone Age. Scientific Reports 12, 413. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-04161-3
Schmidt, P., Blessing, M.A., Koch, T.J., Nickel, K.G. 2021. On the performance of birch tar made with different techniques. Heritage Science 9, 140. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40494-021-00621-1
Koch, T.J., Schmidt, P. 2021. The formation conditions of birch tar in oxygen-depleted environments. Archaeological and Anthropological Sciences 13, 92. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12520-021-01352-x
Supervisor
Supervisor
Martine Regert (CNRS)
Co-supervisor
Co-supervisor
Aimée Little (UoY)
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