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]

• 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.