Colin Renfrew - Celebrating his 80th Birthday and a Life in Archaeology

Description:	The McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research celebrated Colin Renfrew's 80th birthday and his life in archaeology a day early on Monday, 24 July with an afternoon of talks and presentations from past and present colleagues, students, friends and family.


Created:	2017-08-02 13:42
Collection:	Cambridge Archaeology
Publisher:	University of Cambridge
Copyright:	L.M. Bonner
Language:	eng (English)
Keywords:	Colin Renfrew; McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research; Cambridge Archaeology; Archaeology; Antony Gormley; Ben Okri;


Abstract:	The McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research celebrated Colin Renfrew's 80th birthday and his life in archaeology a day early on Monday, 24 July with an afternoon of talks and presentations from past and present colleagues, students, friends and family. The presentation topics were wide-ranging, from discussing Colin's seminal academic works and his influence on a generation of archaeologists to his support of the visual arts; from memories of excavations and fieldwork to his fondness for dancing. The list of speakers included: Jane Renfrew, Charles Higham, Paul Mellars, Ian Hodder, Peter Warren, Cyprian Broodbank, Evi Margaritis, Marisa Marthari, Anthony Snodgrass, Simon Stoddart, Michael Boyd, Martin Jones, Sturt Manning, Miljana Radivojevic, Graeme Barker, Toomas Kivisild, Neil Brodie, Jenny Doole, David Collison, Lord Redesdale, John Cherry, John Bennet, Lambros Malafouris, Jeremy Sabloff, Christos Doumas, Giorgos Gavalas, Malcolm Wiener, John Robb, Joyce Marcus, Kent Flannery, Colin Ridler, Caroline Malone, Chris Evans, Ezra Zubrow, Elizabeth DeMarrais, Iain Morley, Tim Darvill, Chris Scarre, Antony Gormley and Ben Okri.

Abstract:

The McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research celebrated Colin Renfrew's 80th birthday and his life in archaeology a day early on Monday, 24 July with an afternoon of talks and presentations from past and present colleagues, students, friends and family.

The presentation topics were wide-ranging, from discussing Colin's seminal academic works and his influence on a generation of archaeologists to his support of the visual arts; from memories of excavations and fieldwork to his fondness for dancing.

The list of speakers included: Jane Renfrew, Charles Higham, Paul Mellars, Ian Hodder, Peter Warren, Cyprian Broodbank, Evi Margaritis, Marisa Marthari, Anthony Snodgrass, Simon Stoddart, Michael Boyd, Martin Jones, Sturt Manning, Miljana Radivojevic, Graeme Barker, Toomas Kivisild, Neil Brodie, Jenny Doole, David Collison, Lord Redesdale, John Cherry, John Bennet, Lambros Malafouris, Jeremy Sabloff, Christos Doumas, Giorgos Gavalas, Malcolm Wiener, John Robb, Joyce Marcus, Kent Flannery, Colin Ridler, Caroline Malone, Chris Evans, Ezra Zubrow, Elizabeth DeMarrais, Iain Morley, Tim Darvill, Chris Scarre, Antony Gormley and Ben Okri.