# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/colin-renfrew
# Generated: 2026-09-07T20:02:11.730Z

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name: "Colin Renfrew"
slug: "colin-renfrew"
description: "Andrew Colin Renfrew, Baron Renfrew of Kaimsthorn 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."
tagline: "British archaeologist (1937–2024)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/TVC_June_2018_(29165787578)_(Renfrew_cropped).jpg?width=1200"
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birthDate: "1937-07-25"
deathDate: "2024-11-24"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump