Colin Renfrew

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The Right Honourable The Lord Renfrew of Kaimsthorn FBA FSA HonFSAScot
Renfrew in 2018
Master of Jesus College, Cambridge
In office 1986–1996
Preceded by	Sir Alan Cottrell
Succeeded by	David Crighton
Disney Professor of Archaeology University of Cambridge
In office 1981–2004
Preceded by	Glyn Daniel
Succeeded by	Graeme Barker
Personal details
Born	Andrew Colin Renfrew (1937-07-25)25 July 1937 Stockton-on-Tees, England
Died	24 November 2024(2024-11-24) (aged 87) Cambridge, England
Political party	Conservative
Education	St Albans School, Hertfordshire
Alma mater	St John's College, Cambridge
Military service
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Branch/service	Royal Air Force
Years of service	1956–1958

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.

Renfrew was formerly the Disney Professor of Archaeology at the University of Cambridge and Director of the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research and was a Senior Fellow of the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research.