Approximately 1.5 kilometers long and 6 meters wide with inset pavement stones, the Roman period road, along with the ancient coins were unearthed by students, under the supervision of the Israel Antiquities Authority.
A wide and well-preserved 2,000-year-old road dating to the Roman period was unearthed last month during archaeological excavations carried out by the Israel Antiquities Authority and students near Beit Shemesh.
The dig, located just off of Highway 375, was conducted prior to laying a water pipeline to Jerusalem at the initiative of the water corporation Mei Shemesh.
The ancient coins discovered during the excavation.
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