ensubscription is clear a stone thought to commemorate a lighthouse dedicated to the emperor tiberius. this is the only physical object from time of pilate which has his name. reporter: the gospel of luke tells the story. pilate was called to jerusalem amid the uproar over the ministry of jesus. considered a rebel leading a messianic movement. are you the king of the jews, pilate asks in the scripture? and he answered them, you have said so. he probably thought of jesus as a minor rebel of the kind of which he saw many in his governorship. reporter: the ornate place next to the pilate stone is thought to belong to the jewish high priest and a pivotal figure in the trial of jesus. dr. gibson s excavations next to the tower of david museum have uncovered further evidence of pilate s time in jerusalem.