Andrew Colin Renfrew, Baron Renfrew of Kaimsthorn, FBA, FSA, Hon FSA Scot (25 July 1937 – 24 November 2024) was a British archaeologist, paleolinguist and Conservative peer noted for his work on radiocarbon dating, the prehistory of languages, archaeogenetics, neuroarchaeology, and the prevention of looting at archaeological sites.

1 day ago · The passing of Colin Renfrew leaves a void in the archaeological world, but his was a long and successful life that left little undone. His archaeological textbooks are read by students worldwide ...

Nov 25, 2024 · Professor Cyprian Broodbank remembers Professor Lord Colin Renfrew, founding Director of the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research and former Master of Jesus College, who passed away at the weekend aged 87.

2 days ago · Colin Renfrew played a key part in transforming archaeology into a problem-oriented, theoretically explicit and scientifically informed field during the last third of the twentieth century ...

Nov 26, 2024 · His death on the night of November 23–24, 2024, marks the end of an era, but his legacy will continue to inspire and guide generations to come. Colin Renfrew was more than an archaeologist—he was a revolutionary thinker who dared to challenge conventions and reimagine the study of the human past.

Nov 26, 2024 · Professor Lord Colin Renfrew’s work ‘profoundly shaped the modern discipline’ An ‘archaeological colossus’ and Honorary Fellow of St John’s has been remembered after his death at the age of 87.

Senior Fellow, McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research. Formerly Disney Professor of Archaeology and Director of the McDonald Institute. Sadly passed away November 2024. Please follow here for further details.

Lord Colin Renfrew, long-standing member of UISPP and emeritus Disney Professor of Archaeology at the University of Cambridge, passed away on November 24th, 2024, at the age of 87.

Nov 25, 2024 · Professor Colin Renfew, Lord Renfrew of Kaimsthorn, was a Vice-President of the BSA and former Chairman of Council. Born Andrew Colin Renfrew in Stockton-on-Tees in the north of England, he was elevated to the peerage in …

Dec 4, 2024 · Professor Colin Renfrew, Lord Renfrew of Kaimsthorn read Natural Sciences, Archaeology and Anthropology at St John’s College, Cambridge, graduating in 1962. He completed his PhD thesis at Cambridge in 1965 and began his career first as a lecturer at the University of Sheffield and then as Professor of Archaeology at the University of Southampton.