► Mayan figurine factory underneath in Guatemala
► 13,500-year-old tomb discovered in China
► Upper paleolithic cave art found in the Balkans
► New species of human discovered in the Philippines
► Ptolemaic-era tomb discovered in Egypt
► Four-legged whale fossil found in Peru
► Fast food bar unearthed in ancient Pompeii
► Ruins of imperial palace gate found in China
► 4000-year-old skeleton discovered in England
► large Byzantine-era pithos discovered in Turkey

Tubusuctu

By Kavayel, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Tubusuctu

Tubusuctu, previously known as Colonia Iulia Augusta Legionis VII, was a Roman colony that was founded by Augustus for military veterans in the 1st century AD. The ruins are located at Tiklat, El Kseur in Bejaia Province of Algeria, and they include an aqueduct and also well-preserved thermal baths. The city was known for its olive oil and in the late Roman period it became the center of a military district. The town was a center for early Christianity with bishops for the town being recorded in 411 AD and in 484 AD.