Donald Henson

Donald "Don" Henson (9 May 1956 - 11 April 2021 ) was a British archaeologist and prehistorian, specialising in public archaeology.

Biography Early life Henson was born Gwyn Jones in Chester to a Welsh mother and an American father. He was subsequently adopted by Sydney and Blanch Smith, renamed, and moved to Preston. After his adopted father's death and Blanche's remarriage, Don took his stepfather's surname. Whilst at the CBA Henson was responsible for the Young Archaeologist's Club.

He was subsequently appointed lecturer at the University of York. Henson served as the Chair of the World Archaeological Congress Public Education Committee.

He was elected as a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London on 5 May 2004. He was 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, A Subject Guide for Students, 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.