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Gaetano Messineo (Born 22 July 1943 in Petralia Soprana, Provincia di Palermo; died 20 June 2010 at Rome, Italy 2010) was a prominent Italian archaeologist.

Messineo was a scholar with a prodigious output. In addition to his work in Italy, he conducted fieldwork in other countries, notably Turkey (1970-71), Lemnos in Greece (1977-1981 and 1987-1996), and Jordan (1999).