A study published in the Journal of the Institute of Archaeology of Tel Aviv University, researchers at the Israel Antiquities Authority have found over 100 coins beneath the paving stones that date the street to approximately 31 CE. The finding provides strong evidence that the street was commissioned by Pontius Pilate the prefect of Judea who oversaw the trial and crucifixion of Jesus. After 6 years of extensive archaeological excavations, researchers have uncovered a 220-meter-long section of an ancient street first discovered by British archaeologists in 1894. The walkway ascends from the Pool of Siloam in the south to the Temple Mount