 The Young Man of Byrsa specimen dates from the late 6th century BCE, and his lineage is believed to represent early gene flow from Iberia to the Maghreb.In 1920, the first seaplane base was built on the Lake of Tunis for the seaplanes of Compagnie Aéronavale.The Tunis Airfield opened in 1938, serving around 5,800 passengers annually on the Paris-Tunis route.