Lara Croft

Everything lost is meant to be found 🧭

[Historic Vids @historyinmemes]

Some airports in Peru provide free coca leaves to help ease the effects of high-altitude travel.

Many airports in Peru welcome visitors with complimentary coca leaves or coca tea to help reduce the effects of high altitude.

Coca has been cultivated in the Andes for at least 8,000 years and was considered a sacred plant by Indigenous civilizations long before the rise of the Inca Empire. The Inca prized it for its practical and ceremonial importance, with priests, messengers, and laborers chewing the leaves to combat fatigue, suppress hunger, and adapt to life at elevations above 3,000 meters (9,800 feet).

Today, coca tea remains a popular traditional remedy for travelers arriving in high-altitude destinations such as Cusco. While the coca plant is the natural source from which certain illicit drugs are produced after extensive chemical processing, the raw leaves contain only small amounts of naturally occurring alkaloids.

Traditional coca use is legal in Peru and Bolivia, where it remains an important part of local culture. However, because the leaves naturally contain those alkaloids, bringing them into many other countries is prohibited under their drug laws.

[Lara Croft @laracro7t]

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[Archaeo - Histories @archeohistories]

He's back 😄

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[New York Post @nypost]

Archaeologists stunned after finding Homer's 'Iliad' on Egyptian mummy in unprecedented discovery https://t.co/ltqxvQQdyO

[📜Echoes of Empire📜 @EchoesofEmpire_]

The 3245 year old seal on Tutankhamen's tomb before it was broken in 1922

[Lara Croft @laracro7t]

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[Tomb Raider @tombraider]

Separate fact from fiction as you investigate the details of Lara’s iconic adventures in Chronicles of the Tomb Raider, presented by @CrystalDynamics & Dark Horse Books. Written by Alex Forbes-Calvin, the tome details Lara’s journeys in chronological order, introduces the major players, explores the history of the character herself, and provides a glimpse into what the future holds for the world’s most accomplished archeologist! Chronicles of the Tomb Raider releases on October 27, 2026, and will be available for purchase and pre-order from Amazon, Barnes and Noble, as well as local comic shops and book stores.

[GlobePulses @GlobePulses]

The 1862 Peruvian slave raids on Easter Island weren't just a raid they were a calculated wipeout that gutted an entire Polynesian world in weeks.
Eight ships arrived, baited the beach with shiny trinkets like mirrors and necklaces, then opened fire when curious Rapanui gathered.
Over 1,400 people half the island's population were captured, loaded aboard, and shipped to Peru's brutal labor markets. At least 10 died fighting back on the sand.

In Peru, survivors toiled on plantations or as domestics, starving on scraps with no medical care.
Dysentery, tuberculosis, and smallpox ripped through them.
Global outrage from French Bishop Jaussen, missionaries, and even Peruvian newspapers calling it a national embarrassment forced an 1863 "repatriation." Of the 1,400 taken, only about a dozen returned, carrying smallpox with them.
The epidemic exploded: unburied bodies everywhere, killing the last ariki mau (supreme chief) and young royal heir Manu Rangi by 1867.

The 1892 Chilean census recorded just 101 Rapanui left, including only 12 adult men.
Priests with oral histories? Gone. Artisans? Vanished.
Chiefs who held society together? Extinct.
The broken knowledge chain prevented revival. Sheep barons and colonizers then confined survivors to a tiny corner while ranching the rest of the island.

From thriving moai builders to near-erasure, the raids triggered a domino collapse of population, lore, and land. Easter Island shows how quickly outsiders can shatter isolated worlds.
A drop from ~3,000 to 100 people in decades is not collapse it's engineered oblivion. Rapa Nui has reclaimed some identity, but the scars remain permanent.

[New York Post @nypost]

Egyptian tomb haul reveals 3,000-year-old scrolls with hidden secrets https://t.co/jLvpLrD4rK

[Lara Croft @laracro7t]

leave it be

[New York Post @nypost]

Second sphinx buried under sand suggests 'megastructure' below the Pyramids of Giza https://t.co/aUhgurefVt

[New York Post @nypost]

Alexander the Great's long-lost city Alexandria located after nearly 2,000 years: 'Absolutely stunning' https://t.co/RpetrZ6ahw

[Tomb Raider @tombraider]

Wow! The attention to detail is top tier, @vitoraqua 😙👌

[Core Design @CoreDesign_com]

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to everyone! 🎄🎁

[MOON LOVER @M1ONLOVER]

Full moon in Egypt

[New York Post @nypost]

Bermuda’s waters are hiding a mysterious giant structure that’s ‘unlike anything else on Earth’: scientists https://t.co/Iq3AHPxZd7

[New York Post @nypost]

Cube-shaped skull unearthed in Mexico gives new insight into lost, ancient civilization https://t.co/1rOstcnsZx

[Lara Croft @laracro7t]

@Pirat_Nation Toby?

[Lito Perezito @LitoPerezito]

Tomb Raider 🔫🔫
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[ᱬ Parham Croft ᱬ @PCroftl4]

"You don't know how far I've come"

[Shinobi602 @shinobi602]

Two Tomb Raider Games Annouced

▪️Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis (remake of the original 1996 game) launches in 2026
▪️Tomb Raider: Catalyst is a brand new game launching in 2027

Lara Croft now voiced by Alix Wilton Regan

#TombRaider #TheGameAwards

[Tomb Raider @tombraider]

Legendary heroine, Lara Croft, returns for her biggest adventure yet in Tomb Raider: Catalyst. Coming to PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S in 2027! Visit https://t.co/I53Ymgyymp to learn more