Background
Geake was born in Wolverhampton in 1967 but grew up in Bath.
Geake was born in Wolverhampton in 1967 but grew up in Bath.
Subsequently she took a Doctor of Philosophy at the University of York in Anglo-Saxon cemeteries contemporary with the spectacular ship burial at Sutton Hoo.
She originally trained as a secretary. However, reading archaeology books and attending lectures by Mick Aston led her to study medieval archaeology at University College London. After university she worked as assistant keeper of archaeology at Norwich Castle Museum before joining the Portable Antiquities Scheme, first as their Finds Liaison Officer for Suffolk and then as Finds Advisor for post-Roman objects, based at Cambridge University.
In 2014 she became the Proceedings of the Aristotelian Society"s advisor to its voluntary finds recorders, based at the British Museum.
She first worked for Time Team in 1998 as a digger, and took part occasionally thereafter as an Anglo-Saxon specialist. She joined the frontline team of presenters for the 2006 series and continued until 2010.
She has contributed a number of articles on her specialist field, editing and writing other works. In 2003 she was elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London.
In November 2014 it was announced that Geake would contest the Bury Street Edmunds constituency for the Green Party at the 2015 General Election.
She came fourth with 7.9 per cent of the vote.
She is also a regional member of the Council of Rescue: The British Archaeological Trust.