Keoni Couch

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Keoni Couch

@KeoniCouch

Here . . . taking my sense of humor very seriously . . . I like sammiches!!!

Makakilo, HI Katılım Nisan 2023

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Keoni Couch@KeoniCouch·10 Mar

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Mini💮@sanakazmi36·10 Mar

How many square can you see 🙈??.

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Keoni Couch@KeoniCouch·4 Şub

@archeohistories Lol I think that's the homeless guy down the street . . .

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Archaeo - Histories@archeohistories·1 Şub

A facial reconstruction of Philip II of Macedon, the father of Alexander the Great. The reconstruction was created by a team at the University of Manchester..... Philip II of Macedon reigned from 359 BC until his assassination in 336 BC. The reconstruction shows a facial injury, which is consistent with historical accounts that he lost an eye during a siege in northern Greece in 354 BC. The reconstruction is based on remains found in a rich tomb at Vergina. The remains are believed to be Philip's, but it cannot be confirmed with absolute certainty. Scars tell tales of battles fought and victories won. The missing eye, lost in the siege of northern Greece around 354 BC, is a testament to his warrior spirit. Though time has weathered his face, the reconstruction reveals a man of strength and determination, a king who led his people through turbulent times. Gazing into his one good eye, we see not just a ruler, but a man who bore the weight of a kingdom on his shoulders. His image, frozen in time, speaks of resilience, ambition, and the enduring power of the human spirit. A haunting echo of an era long past, yet forever etched in the annals of history. #archaeohistories

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Keoni Couch@KeoniCouch·8 Oca

@archeohistories My gosh . . . How certain everybody is with their analysis, that sound absolutely ridiculous . . . A white man pre Egyptian . . . Fights against so many black dominance theories . . . I'm not saying everyone was white . . I'm just saying that not everyone was black lol . . .

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Archaeo - Histories@archeohistories·5 Oca

More than 5,000 years ago—long before the first pharaoh ever wore a crown—a man was laid to rest in the warm sands of southern Egypt. He wasn’t embalmed or wrapped in linen like the mummies we usually imagine. Instead, the desert itself preserved him, drying his body in a shallow grave near Gebelein, just south of ancient Thebes. When archaeologists uncovered him in 1900, they were struck by his remarkable condition—curled in a fetal position, skin intact, and hair still wavy and reddish-blond. He came to be known, affectionately, as “Ginger.” Ginger likely belonged to the Naqada culture, a prehistoric group that lived along the Nile well before Egypt’s unification under one ruler. His features—light-toned skin and fair hair—were not unusual for people of that time and region. These early Egyptians had diverse appearances, and Ginger gives us a rare, tangible glimpse into what they may have looked like. Unlike later mummies, who were carefully treated and wrapped in layers of cloth, Ginger’s preservation was accidental but incredibly effective, thanks to the natural heat and dryness of the desert. Today, Ginger lies behind glass at the British Museum in London, quietly offering a connection to a world that existed thousands of years before the pyramids rose from the sand. He reminds us that even the earliest humans of the Nile Valley had rituals, beliefs, and a deep respect for death. And in his stillness, he continues to teach—about life, time, and the enduring touch of nature’s own hand. #archaeohistories

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Keoni Couch@KeoniCouch·8 Oca

@archeohistories Lol I think this messes with the whole" black people created the world" narrative 😂

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Archaeo - Histories@archeohistories·7 Oca

In China’s Gansu province, the village of Liqian has long puzzled historians. Locals with green eyes and fair hair are believed to be descendants of lost Roman soldiers from 2,000 years ago. DNA shows traces of European ancestry, keeping this East-meets-West mystery alive. For decades, Liqian has occupied a strange crossroads between legend and scholarship. The theory traces back to the first century BCE, when Roman forces under Crassus were defeated by the Parthians at the Battle of Carrhae in 53 BCE. Ancient accounts suggest some captured Roman soldiers were relocated eastward as mercenaries or border guards. From there, a long and indirect journey toward Central Asia and eventually the fringes of Han China is not as impossible as it sounds. The Han dynasty maintained extensive contact across the Silk Road, exchanging goods, envoys, and sometimes soldiers with western regions. Chinese historical texts describe encounters with foreign fighters who used unfamiliar shield formations resembling Roman testudo tactics. This detail, while debated, helped fuel the idea that a small group of Roman prisoners or descendants may have been absorbed into frontier settlements like Liqian. Genetic studies conducted in the late twentieth and early twenty first centuries revealed traces of western Eurasian ancestry among some villagers, though not enough to conclusively prove Roman lineage. Still, Liqian stands as a reminder that the ancient world was far more interconnected than we often imagine. Empires did not exist in isolation. People moved, adapted, and blended across thousands of miles, sometimes leaving behind mysteries that history never fully resolves. Liqian later embraced the legend so strongly that the town built Roman style statues and tourist sites, turning an unresolved historical hypothesis into a living piece of cultural identity. © Reddit #archaeohistories

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Keoni Couch@KeoniCouch·25 Eki

@BIghairjer @EverestToday People who don't know the victim has a death wish put themselves in harms way. Even a country sending in soldiers cause doctors didn't think Muslims would chop off their heads.You're the fuckin ashole who dsnt believe in consequences.

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Jeremy Bruce@BIghairjer·24 Eki

@EverestToday Some of you people are assholes. The guy had the balls to try something unfathomably difficult. He chose that. He would have been perfectly at peace dying on the mountain the first time. The rescuers weren't forced, but chose to try and rescue him. They survived.

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Everest Today@EverestToday·21 Eki

In August 2005, Slovenian climber Tomaz Humar found himself trapped high on Nanga Parbat’s Rupal Face around 6,300 meters. Attempting a bold solo ascent, he was caught in a fierce storm, forced to dig a snow cave for shelter as avalanches rumbled around him. Food and fuel ran low. He was alone, and the world watched anxiously. For six days, he fought to survive, communicating with his team via satellite phone. Rescue seemed impossible — until the Pakistani Army stepped in. Two skilled pilots launched a desperate high-altitude mission aboard a Lama helicopter. On August 10, they pulled Humar from the icy ledge in one of the most daring rescues in mountaineering history. Frostbitten but alive, he returned. It became a story of raw courage, human spirit, and a narrow escape from a giant that nearly won. But not all battles in the mountains end in rescue. In 2009, Humar set off for another solo climb, this time on Langtang Lirung (7,227 m) in Nepal. He disappeared during the ascent, and after days of silence, a helicopter team finally spotted his lifeless body on a narrow ledge. He had fallen, likely days before, while attempting a technical section alone. Langtang became his final resting place — a remote, beautiful peak that claimed one of the world’s boldest alpinists. Photo showing Tomaz Humar’s location on the Rupal Face of Nanga Parbat. ©: Tomaz Humar Archives.