Figuring It Out by Colin Renfrew

by Colin Renfrew

Excellent Book

Genres: Nonfiction

Hardcover

First published April 17, 2003

About the author

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.
Renfrew was also 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.

Reviews

[Shriya · Rating 5 out of 5]

My biggest ever regret is Sir Renfrew died just a month before Iw as to finally meet him at TAG Bournemouth 2023!

Oh my God this book! Oh my God, the way he equates archaeologist to an amateur gallery goer and the perspective it gives you on art, archaeology and all things material culture!


Read it to understand art. Read it to understand how humans create, think and leave an impact through what they create. Read it if you fancy yourself to be that "artsy kind" the pseudo-intellectual late millennial whose sheer wannabe-ness and Instagram inspired literary intellect makes me want to barf!

Read and infuse some sense into that airy head of yours! Read to educate yourself, you literate!

[Kailey · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5

[Maria Hrickova · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.4

[Tanya · Rating 5 out of 5]

Utterly fascinating discussion about the similarity between art and archaeology; the desire to know ourselves. Great photos, accessible prose. A legend in the field that deserves his reputation.