Donald Henson

Donald Henson FSA FHEA MCIfA
Born	1956
Died	11 April 2021
Other names	Don Henson
Academic background
Alma mater	University of York
Thesis	The Meso-what? The public perceptions of the Mesolithic. (2016)
Doctoral advisor	Nicky Milner
Academic work
Discipline	Archaeology, Prehistory
Sub-discipline	Public archaeology
Institutions	Wakefield Museum Council for British Archaeology University of York

Donald 'Don' Henson FSA FHEA MCIfA (1956 - 11 April 2021) was a British archaeologist and prehistorian, specialising in public archaeology.

Biography

Henson studied for a BA in archaeology at University of Sheffield, specialising in prehistory. He subsequently studied for a MPhil, researching the sources of flint and chert in Britain. Henson worked as an outreach officer for Wakefield Museum from 1988 to 1994 and then as Head of Education at the Council for British Archaeology from 1994 to 2011. He subsequently worked for the University of York. In 2016 he completed his PhD in Archaeology at York on "The public perceptions of the Mesolithic"; it had been supported by research grants from the European Research Council and the Arts and Humanities Research Council.

He was elected as a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London on 5 May 2004. He is also a fellow of the Higher Education Academy. He was a trustee of the Yorkshire Dales Landscape Research Trust.

Select publications

• Henson, D. & Milner, N. 2018. 'Chapter 13: Engaging a wider audience', in Milner, N, Conneller, C and Taylor, B (eds.) Star Carr, Volume 1: a persistent place in a changing world, White Rose University Press: York. 331-338.
• Henson, D. 2017. ‘Archaeology and education’, in G Moshenska (ed.) Key concepts in public archaeology, London: University College London Press. 43-59.
• Henson, D. 2013. ‘Romanes eunt domus?’, in N Mills (ed.) Presenting the Romans: interpreting the frontiers of the Roman Empire World Heritage Site, Woodbridge: The Boydell Press. 139-146.
• Henson, D. 2012. Doing archaeology, London: Routledge.*Henson, D,. A. Bodley, & M. Heyworth. 2006. 'The educational value of archaeology', in J-C Marquet, C Pathy-Barker & C Cohen, Archaeology and Education: from primary school to university ( British Archaeological Reports International Series 1505). Archaeopress, Oxford.
• Henson, D. 2000. “Archaeology in Higher Education”, The Archaeologist 37, 19-20.
• Henson, D., Hall, M., & Judkins, P. 1993. “Community education: the evening class experience”, Journal of Education in Museums 14, 1-2.