Elizabeth Mary Pye, (born January 1946) 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. On 3 March 1997, Pye was elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London (FSA). In 2015, she was awarded the Conservation and Heritage Management Award by the

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for her "groundbreaking efforts to transform the field of objects conservation into a science-based discipline".

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Pye, Elizabeth Living people Conservator-restorers Academics of the UCL Institute of Archaeology Employees of the British Museum Fellows of the Society of Antiquaries of London 1946 births Alumni of the University of Edinburgh Alumni of the UCL Institute of Archaeology