Haaretz (subscription or login required) reports, “A beautifully preserved stretch of Roman road, about 2,000 years old, was uncovered near Beit Shemesh in February during earthworks ahead of laying a water pipeline to Jerusalem.” The report adds that archaeologists found some rare coins, including one minted by Pontius Pilate, in what appears to be the remnants of a coin basket of sorts. (Photos of the road and the coins are worth a click.)
