Abstract
Archeological writings are important for the study of history and civilization because they are concrete documents that confirm or deny much historical material. There are many forms of archeological writings: inscriptions on plaques, gravestones and coins. Taqi al-Din al-Fasi (775-832 A.H. /1373-1429 A.C.) dealt with many archeological writings when he wrote a history of the Blessed City of Mecca in his large work The Precious Necklace in the History of the Secure City. Those writings were of two kinds: plaques that record the foundation or renewal of buildings or establishments and gravestones. This article studies these archeological writings and the way al-Fasi made use of them in writing his work of history, benefiting from the historical material they presented him in support of his other sources. The writings are divided into three tables to clarify their divisions, history and authors.
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