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 edit
- 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 edit
- ^ "Elizabeth Mary PYE MA, FIIC, FSA, ACR". Personal Appointments. Companies House. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
- ^ Hole, B. (5 May 2012). "Interview with Elizabeth Pye". Papers from the Institute of Archaeology. 21. doi:10.5334/pia.377.
- ^ a b "Prof Elizabeth Pye". Society of Antiquaries of London. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
- ^ a b "Pioneering women". British Museum Blog. The British Museum. 2021. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
- ^ "Prof Elizabeth Pye". Institutional Research Information Service. University College London. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
- ^ "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.