Pieta Greaves
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Pieta Greaves | |
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.jpg) Greaves in 2025 | |
| Born | March 1979 |
| Died | April 2025 (aged 46) |
| Academic background | |
| Education | University of Auckland (BA) Cardiff University (BSc) |
| Alma mater | University of Edinburgh (MSc) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Conservation of artefacts Archaeology |
Pieta Greaves (March 1979 – April 2025) was a British archaeologist and conservator known for her work on the Staffordshire Hoard and her contributions to heritage conservation in the United Kingdom and internationally.
Education
[edit]Greaves was born in March 1979.[1] She undertook a BA in anthropology, geography and ancient history at the University of Auckland (2001), then going on to earn a BSc in Conservation of Objects in Museums and archaeology (2007) at Cardiff University. She completed a M.Sc. in architectural conservation in 2013 at Edinburgh College of Art.[2]
Career
[edit]Greaves was an established conservator,[3] having worked on and led a multitude of conservation projects. During her career she had considerable experience with on-site work, collections within historic buildings, churches, museums, outdoor monuments and public art, working in the UK and abroad.
Greaves served as a senior conservator at AOC Archaeology, working on the conservation of a tenth-century Viking boat burial discovered in 2011 at Swordle Bay, Ardnamurchan, Scotland.[4]
One of the most high-profile projects for which Greaves was responsible was the Staffordshire Hoard,[5] where she was Conservation Coordinator,[6] responsible for delivering the conservation program,[7] ongoing public engagement, and gallery installations. Greaves' work with the hoard also contributed to a range of research and knowledge creation about the Anglo-Saxon past and under her leadership the hoard conservation team won the Pilgrim Trust Award for Conservation (2015 Icon Awards)[8] and the Archaeological Institute of America Conservation Management Award (2014).[9]
In 2016, Greaves established "Drakon Heritage and Conservation" with Jenni Butterworth, providing a range of services in archaeology, project management and in Greaves' case, in object conservation treatments.[10]
Publications
[edit]Author
[edit]- Greaves, P (2025). My Archaeology, reflections on a career in archaeology and conservation. British Archaeology, 201, 52–53
Co-author
[edit]- Butterworth, J., Fregni, G., Fuller, K., & Greaves, P. (2016). The importance of multidisciplinary work within archaeological conservation projects: assembly of the Staffordshire Hoard die-impressed sheets. Journal of the Institute of Conservation, 39(1), 29-43.[7]
- Helmke, C., Hammond, G., Guderjan, T., Greaves, P., & Hanratty, C. (2019). Sighting a Royal Vehicle: Observations on the Graffiti of Tulix Mul, Belize. The PARI Journal, 19, 10-30.
- Greaves, P., & Guderjan, T. (2012). Excavations at Bedrock 2011. The 20th annual report of the Blue Creek Archaeological Project, 29-40.
Contributions to archaeological reports and publications
[edit]- Fern, C., Dickinson, T., & Webster, L. (2019). The Staffordshire Hoard. An Anglo-Saxon Treasure. Society of Antiquaries of London.[11]
- Williams, H., Clague, S., & Reavill, P. (Eds.). (2022). The Staffordshire Hoard Conservation Program. An Interview with Pieta Greaves. In The Public Archaeology of Treasure. Archaeopress. (pp 96-112)[12]
- Noble, G., & Brophy, K. (2011). Ritual and remembrance at a prehistoric ceremonial complex in central Scotland: excavations at Forteviot, Perth and Kinross. Antiquity, 85(329), 787–804.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ "Pieta GREAVES personal appointments". Companies House. Retrieved 16 May 2025.
- ^ Conservation, Icon-The Institute of. "ACR Profile Page". Icon - The Institute of Conservation. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
- ^ Conservation, Icon-The Institute of. "ACR Profile Page". Icon - The Institute of Conservation. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ^ Harris, Oliver J.T.; Cobb, Hannah; Batey, Colleen E.; Montgomery, Janet; Beaumont, Julia; Gray, Héléna; Murtagh, Paul; Richardson, Phil (2017). "Assembling places and persons: a tenth-century Viking boat burial from Swordle Bay on the Ardnamurchan peninsula, western Scotland". Antiquity. 91 (355): 191–206. doi:10.15184/aqy.2016.222. hdl:10454/8491. ISSN 0003-598X.
- ^ Hilts, Carly (21 November 2014). "Secrets of the Staffordshire Hoard: Skills of the Saxon smiths revealed". Current Archaeology. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ^ "Staffordshire Hoard reveals its secrets". BBC News. 11 July 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ^ a b Butterworth, Jenni; Fregni, Giovanna; Fuller, Kayleigh; Greaves, Pieta (2016). "The importance of multidisciplinary work within archaeological conservation projects: assembly of the Staffordshire Hoard die-impressed sheets". Journal of the Institute of Conservation. 39 (1): 29–43. doi:10.1080/19455224.2016.1155071. ISSN 1945-5224.
- ^ Conservation, Icon-The Institute of. "Staffordshire Hoard". Icon - The Institute of Conservation. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ^ "Conservation and Heritage Management Award". Archaeological Institute of America. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ^ Conservation, Icon-The Institute of. "ACR Profile Page". Icon - The Institute of Conservation. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
- ^ Barbican Research Associates (2017). "The Staffordshire Hoard: an Anglo-Saxon Treasure". Archaeology Data Service. doi:10.5284/1041576. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ^ The Public Archaeology of Treasure. Archaeopress. 2022. doi:10.2307/j.ctv2ws535k. ISBN 978-1-80327-310-5. JSTOR j.ctv2ws535k.
- ^ Noble, Gordon; Brophy, Kenneth (2011). "Ritual and remembrance at a prehistoric ceremonial complex in central Scotland: excavations at Forteviot, Perth and Kinross". Antiquity. 85 (329): 787–804. doi:10.1017/S0003598X00068319. ISSN 0003-598X.