Colin Renfrew#
| Email: | renfrew 'at' mcdonald.cam.ac.uk |
| Membership Number: | 17 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Main Country of Residence: | UNITED KINGDOM |
| Section: | HISTORY & ARCHAEOLOGY |
| Username: | crenfrew |
| Elected: | 1988 |
Present and Previous Positions
- Senior Fellow of the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research
- Formerly Disney Professor of Archaeology and Director of the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research
- University of Southampton, Archaeology Department, Professor, 1972–81
- University of Sheffield, Prehistory and Archaeology Department, Lecturer and Reader, 1965–72
Fields of Scholarship
- Theory of archaeology
- European prehistory (especially the Aegean)
- Archaeological science (with particular interest in DNA and molecular genetics)
- Origins of linguistic diversity
Honours and Awards
- Balzan Prize in Prehistoric Archaeology (2004)
- Life peerage awarded in 1991, chosen title "Lord Renfrew of Kaimsthorn"
- Member, Ancient Monuments Board for England, 1974-84
- Member, Ancient Monuments and Advisory Committee (HMBC) 1983–2002
- Member, Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England, 1983–86
- Chairman, Science and Conservation Panel (HMBC) 1983–86
- Royal Commission on Historic Monuments (England) 1976–1985
- Chairman, Archaeological Committee (RCHM) 1979–83
- Member, Science-Based Archaeological Committee, SERC, 1979–83
- Trustee, British Museum, 1991–2001
