Margherita Guarducci [SEP] place of death
Margherita Guarducci
Margherita Guarducci (20 December 1902, in Florence – 2 September 1999, in Rome) was an Italian archaeologist, classical scholar and epigrapher. She was a major figure in several crucial moments of the 20th century academic community. A student of Federico Halbherr, she edited his works after his death. She was the first woman to lead archaeological excavations at the Vatican, succeeding Ludwig Kaas, and completed the excavations on Saint Peter's tomb, discovering relics she asserted were those of Saint Peter. She has asserted
Gortynios; 2., Tituli Cretae occidentalis / curavit Margarita Guarducci". Roma : Istituto Poligrafico dello Stato, Libreria, 1935, 1939
- Federico Halbherr & Margherita Guarducci, "Inscriptiones creticae opera et consilio Friderici Halbherr collectae. 3., Tituli Cretae orientalis, curavit Margarita Guarducci". Roma : Istituto Poligrafico dello Stato, Libreria, 1942
- Federico Halbherr & Margherita Guarducci, "Inscriptiones Creticae opera et consilio Friderici Halbherr collectae. 4., Tituli Gortynii, curavit Margarita Guarducci". Roma : Istituto Poligrafico dello