The Time Of Pilate
The coins hail from A.D. 31. However, most of the excavated coins on the site date back to A.D. 40 or later. That is the reason that they surmised the road was constructed prior to that. Ariel explained that it was built prior to A.D. 40 or “in other words, only in the time of Pilate.”
A Pilgrimage Road
It was a huge find that was matched only by the discovery of the staircase. The route of the ancient route has since been dubbed Pilgrimage Road. After excavating the site, they saw that it led to yet another staircase. What could they have possibly learned from this new find? Let us find out!