Don Henson obituary
Don Henson excavating a site in Wharfedale, North Yorkshire. He believed that ‘being an archaeologist isn’t a profession; it’s a way of being, thinking and behaving’. Photograph: Roger Martlew
Don Henson excavating a site in Wharfedale, North Yorkshire. He believed that ‘being an archaeologist isn’t a profession; it’s a way of being, thinking and behaving’. Photograph: Roger Martlew
JohnSchofield
Thu 20 May 2021 06.26 EDT
Last modified on Thu 20 May 2021 07.59 EDT
My friend and colleague Don Henson, who has died aged 64 after a short illness, was a lecturer in the University of York’s archaeology department, where he was immensely popular with staff and students, promoting archaeology as a vital subject for understanding what makes us human.
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