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John Henshaw
Year Entered:
2020
Degree Sought:
Ph.D.
Sub-field:
Archaeology
Research Interests:
Frontiers; Trade and Exchange; Climate Change; Migration; Chronological Modelling; Native Ceramics; Shell Beads; Subsistence Strategies; Sustainability; Materials Characterization
Regional Specialization:
North America (Southeast)
Email:
jphenshaw@wm.edu
Office Hours:
Thursdays, 12pm-2pm, Washington Hall 104
Publications
2025 John Henshaw. .
Southeastern Archaeologist 1-16.
2025 Abigail Maher, John Henshaw, and Scott Strickland. Unraveling Keyser: Investigating
Communities of Practice in the Potomac River Valley. Journal of Middle Atlantic Archaeology
41:25-36.
2024 John Henshaw, Martin Gallivan, and Kaleigh Pollak. Climate-conscious archaeology:
contextualizing drought and history in the Chesapeake." North American Archaeologist 45(3-
4):78-102.
2023 Martin, Gallivan, John Henshaw, and Matt Borden. Chronology construction in the borderlands:
Bayesian modelling of Potomac Valley settlement histories. North American Archaeologist 44(2-
3):76-102.
Grants & Fellowships
2025-26 Michael R. Halleran Dissertation Completion Fellowship
2025 Maryland Historic Preservation Non-Capital Grant, Maryland Historic Trust
2025 Graduate Humanities Research Grant, 91心頭利
2023 Gloria S. King Research Fellowship in Archaeology, Maryland Archaeological Conservation Lab
2021 Speiden Graduate Student Research Scholarship, Archeological Society of Virginia.