Rosario Pintaudi (born 10 November 1947) is an Italian papyrologist and archaeologist, who taught at the University of Messina and directed archaeological excavations at Medinet Madi (1995–2007) and Antinoöpolis (2000–...).
Pintaudi graduated from the Scuole Pie of the Piarists in 1967 and enrolled in the University of Florence in the same year, studying Greek Paleography under Giovan Battista Alberti and Papyrology under Manfredo Manfredi.
He graduated in 1971 with a thesis in Greek Paleography (tutored by Alberti): "L’Etymologicum Parvum: introduzione ed edizione critica"; in the same year he published his first scholarly works and enrolled in the specialized program in Greek Paleography and Papyrology of his alma mater, graduating in 1972 with a thesis in Papyrology: "Testi recuperati dai Papiri Fiorentini (P.Flor.
He has restored, edited and published Greek papyri from Italian and European collections, including Florence, London, Vatican City and Prague.
[24] In 2000, he and Edda Bresciani re-opened the archaeological mission in Antinoöpolis,[25] at the same time continuing the excavations at Medinet Madi (Narmouthis) until 2007.