Colin Renfrew, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Colin Renfrew

British archaeologist

Date of Birth: 25-Jul-1937

Place of Birth: Stockton-on-Tees, England, United Kingdom

Profession: archaeologist, anthropologist, prehistorian

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Andrew Colin Renfrew, Baron Renfrew of Kaimsthorn (born 25 July 1937), FBA, FSA, Hon FSA Scot, foreign member of the National Academy of Sciences, is a British archaeologist, paleolinguist and Conservative peer noted for his work on radiocarbon dating, the prehistory of languages, archaeogenetics, and the prevention of looting at archaeological sites.
Renfrew was formerly the Disney Professor of Archaeology at the University of Cambridge and Director of the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research and is now a Senior Fellow of the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research.