Guido Calza (April 21, 1888 – April 17, 1946 in

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), born in

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, was an Italian archaeologist whose work included excavations in

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and at the port city of Ostia. Calza served as inspector of the Ostia excavations and as the director of excavations in the

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and the

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in Rome. He also oversaw the excavation of the

Isola Sacra Necropolis The Isola Sacra Necropolis was the first large-scale pagan cemetery of Roman Imperial times to be excavated. The excavator-in-chief of most of Isola Sacra was Guido Calza. The necropolis was found on the manmade island of Isola Sacra, which lie ...

. Calza was the son of Arturo Calza.

Necrology

* "Dr. Guido Calza, archaeologist, 58; Excavator of Ostia, the Port of Rome, Dies -- Found Earliest Known Christian Church", ''New York Times'' Apr 24, 1946, p. 25. * Obituary by

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"In Memoriam Guido Calza (1888-1946)." ''American Journal of Archaeology'' 50 (1946), 407-408.

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