Andrew Colin Renfrew,his field of expertise is Archaeology

Andrew Colin Renfrew

Andrew Colin Renfrew

Date of Birth :

July 25, 1937

Place of Birth :

Stockton-on-Tees

Country :

United Kingdom

Field of Expertise :

Archaeology

Educational background :

Educated at St Albans School,
He studied Archaeology and Anthropology, graduating in 1962 at St John's College, Cambridge.
In 1965 he completed his PhD thesis Neolithic and Bronze Age cultures of the Cyclades.

Acheivements / Contributions :

He is known for his work on radiocarbon dating, the prehistory of languages, archaeogenetics, and the prevention of looting at archaeological sites.
He developed the Renfrew Hypothesis, which argues that Proto-Indo-Europeans lived 2,000 years before the Kurgans, in Anatolia,
Along with researcher Archaeologist Paul Bahn, Renfrew has come up with the 'Renfew and Bahns indicator of Religion and Ritual', a description to determine whether the actions or conducts of Archaeological civilizations were a religious ritual.

Bibliography :

Prehistory: The Making of the Human Mind (Modern Library Chronicles) - Paperback (Aug. 11, 2009)