Colin Renfrew#
| Membership Number: | 17 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | HISTORY & ARCHAEOLOGY |
| Elected: | 1988 |
| Main Country of Residence: | UNITED KINGDOM |
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
- 1972 - 1981 Professor, University of Southampton, Archaeology Department
- 1965 - 1972 University of Sheffield, Prehistory and Archaeology Department, Lecturer and Reader
Fields of Scholarship
- European prehistory (especially the Aegean)
- Origins of linguistic diversity
- Theory of archaeology
- Archaeological science (with particular interest in DNA and molecular genetics)
Honours and Awards
- 2004 Balzan Prize in Prehistoric Archaeology
- 1991 Life peerage awarded, chosen title "Lord Renfrew of Kaimsthorn"
- 1974 - 1984 Member, Ancient Monuments Board for England
- 1983 - 2002 Member, Ancient Monuments and Advisory Committee (HMBC)
- 1983 - 1986 Member, Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England
- 1983 - 1986 Chairman, Science and Conservation Panel (HMBC)
- 1976 - 1985 Royal Commission on Historic Monuments (England)
- 1979 - 1983 Chairman, Archaeological Committee (RCHM)
- 1979 - 1983 Member, Science-Based Archaeological Committee, SERC
- 1991 - 2001 Trustee, British Museum
