Elizabeth Pye

Elizabeth Mary Pye, FSA (born January 1946[1]) is a British conservator and academic. She had studied prehistoric archaeology at the University of Edinburgh and conservation at the University of London, before becoming a conservator at the British Museum. She was Professor of Archaeological and Museum Conservation at UCL Institute of Archaeology until she retired in 2013: she is now emeritus professor.[2][3][4][5]

On 3 March 1997, Pye was elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London (FSA).[3] In 2015, she was awarded the Conservation and Heritage Management Award by the Archaeological Institute of America for her "groundbreaking efforts to transform the field of objects conservation into a science-based discipline".[4][6]

Selected works
  • Pye, Elizabeth (2001). Caring for the past: issues in conservation for archaeology and museums. London: James & James. ISBN 978-1902916101.
  • Pye, Elizabeth, ed. (2007). The power of touch: handling objects in museum and heritage contexts. Walnut Creek, CA: Left Coast Press. ISBN 978-1598743036.

References
  1. "Elizabeth Mary PYE MA, FIIC, FSA, ACR". Personal Appointments. Companies House. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  2. Hole, B. (5 May 2012). "Interview with Elizabeth Pye". Papers from the Institute of Archaeology. 21. doi:10.5334/pia.377.
  3. "Prof Elizabeth Pye". Society of Antiquaries of London. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  4. "Pioneering women". British Museum Blog. The British Museum. 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  5. "Prof Elizabeth Pye". Institutional Research Information Service. University College London. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  6. "The 116th Annual Meeting of the Archaeological Institute of America" (PDF). American Journal of Archaeology. 119 (2): 261–69. April 2015. doi:10.3764/aja.119.2.0261. S2CID 245265409. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
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