Jon Henderson

I am a prehistoric archaeologist whose research focuses on the role marine heritage can play in sustainable development strategies and, more widely, in addressing the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. My current research projects use knowledge and data from past human action in the marine and coastal environment to inform solutions to development challenges in that zone. I have specific research interests in coastal societies, submerged settlements, underwater archaeology and the development of innovative digital techniques for the survey and presentation of underwater cultural heritage. The settlement archaeology of Scotland and Atlantic Europe during the Iron Age forms a further area of interest.

Holly, G., Henderson, J., Rey da Silva, A., Edwards, A., Cocks, H. and Trakadas, A. 2025: Heritage in the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021–2030) and Beyond. Cultural Heritage Framework Programme Blue Paper 1, Diamond Books, Edinburgh. https://doi.org/10.2218/ED.9781836451358 Henderson, J. (ed.) 2024: Rising from the Depths: Utilising Marine Cultural Heritage to Create Social, Cultural and Economic Benefits in Kenya, Tanzania, Mozambique and Madagascar. Emergent Findings. Edinburgh: University of Edinburgh. https://doi.org/10.2218/ED.9781836450696 Brown, S., and Henderson, J.C., 2025: Documenting Change on the SS Thistlegorm, Red Sea, Egypt: Using Underwater Photogrammetry to Record Natural Deterioration and Human Impacts on a World War II Shipwreck. Heritage, 8(