Trillionaire Elon Musk rages when exposed

(The Damage Report) Elon Musk rages over journalist telling the truth about him

Elon Musk, literal NAZI? (Dem Now!)

Elon Musk's family history in South Africa reveals ties to Apartheid and Neo-Nazi movements

(Democracy Now!) March 27, 2025: Elon Musk was born in 1971 in Johannesburg, South Africa, and raised in a wealthy family under the country's racist apartheid laws. Musk's family history reveals ties to apartheid and neo-Nazi politics.

DN! speaks with Chris McGreal, reporter for The Guardian (UK), to understand how Musk's upbringing shaped his worldview, as well as that of his South African-raised colleague Peter Thiel (VP J.D. Vance’s relationship with billionaire GOP donor Peter Thiel), a right-wing billionaire who co-founded PayPal alongside Musk.

"Musk lived what can only be described as a neocolonial life," said McGreal. "If you were a white South African in that period and you had any money at all, you lived with servants at your beck and call." More: democracynow.org

I wanna be an African rapstar (music)

WARNING: Explicit, crude, rude, juenile behavior, fronting, and nude buttocks exposed!

African? A South Afrikaner, that is. Yolandi and Ninja tapped into negative astral forces for fame. But those minions, "demons," and low vibration entities have a knack for a beat, mischief, and lots of harm. Die Antwoord (Afrikaans for "The Answer") have a penchant for the repulsive. It's ugly and spooky, like so much of the vibe of today's leading Illuminati artists with those same unclean spirits working overtime: Bill E. Eyelash, Bee Yon Say, Card E. Bee, Nick E. Minaj, and the rest of the big rappers. How could Die Antwoord have succeeded coming out of a place with no other rappers? Is there a large South African rap scene? Are these two, a couple with a child, a one-off built on Ninja's brains and vision?

Die Antwoord: "Wat Kyk Jy"

(Norixify) March 7, 2010: The African rap duo Die Antwoord ("The Answer") take a drive through Green Point with Taxijam. The band is a Zef rap-rave crew from Cape Town, South Africa. The crew is Ninja, Yo-landi Vi$$er, and DJ Hi-Tek. Visit: dieantwoord.com. This video is copyrighted and owned by taxijam.co.za.

What are they talking about, Jack Black?

(Genius.com) Ninja has a tattoo on his donker that says Wat kyk jy?, which is Afrikaans for “What are you looking at?” It’s about Ninja’s raging Zef bonker. So this is "Raging Zef Boner." "Zef" is a make-believe underground lifestyle, roughly equivalent to "white trash" but Afrikaans style. He and his wife and singing-partner, Yo-landi Vi$$er, represent it with cash-grab tee-shirt art and graffiti.

LYRICS

"Wat Kyk Jy?" is Track 2 on Die Antwoord’s $O$ (2009) produced by God (DJ) and Ninja (ZA). The title Wat Kyk Jy? translates from Afrikaans to “What are you looking at?” 

[Intro] Die fokken Antwoord [Ninja]

Is dit net ek, of is als tos?

Is dit net ek?

Is-is dit net ek?

Jis jis, ek soek n fancy goose

Maar my sak's plat soos

Barbie se plastic poes

[Bridge: Ninja & Yo-Landi Vi$$er]

— Wat die fok?

— Fok die poes in die

Corsa langs ons

Yo Ninja, Kook n Tekkie

Laat ons gly

[Pre-Chorus: Yo-Landi Visser]

Drive!

Drive fast!

Gly! Gly! Gly! Gly!

Drive fast!

Play kak music loud!

[Chorus: Ninja & Yo-Landi Vi$$er]

Wat kyk jy? (Fokof!)

Wat kyk jy? (Poes!)

Wat kyk jy? (Fok jou!)

Wat kyk jy? (Jou naai!)

Wat kyk jy? (Fokof!)

Wat kyk jy? (Poes!)

Wat kyk jy? (Fok jou!)

Wat kyk jy? (Jou naai!)

[Verse 1: Ninja] Ninja rolling in a BMW

Sipping Vitamiene B en C

Die brannewyn en coke slat weer n keer

Yo tjek daai sker in die

PVC Hot-pants lekker B.P.P

"Binne-Poes-Pienk" aan die moederfokken brand

Net soos hierdie stainless steel

Rap-ster met n groot fokken stywe piel

([Yo-Landi Visser] Yo!)

Better listen to whatever she says

([Yo-Landi Visser] Ek's down met die moeder fokken wedding DJs)

Pump up the volume!

([Yo-Landi Visser] Haal pips uit die zol uit)

Hol skud morsig!

([Yo-Landi Visser] Laat die fokken jol ruk)

[Yo-Landi Visser] Fok die bewe koppe!

Yo raas is baas

The richest bitch with the nicest arse

Oppie mikrofoon, yo, uh!

Moerefokkit! Tjekkie Yo Ninja!

Kook n fokken tekkie

[Ninja] Hier gat ons weer!

O here! Warra! Warra! Warra!

It's that brother from another mother's gwarra Jislaaik!

How did I get so fancy? Al die ander rappers is net ou panties

Ninja! Die real fokken deal Jy lyk so mooi met my piel in jou keel

Ag siestog! Now try say my name Man-botter binne in jou slym-konyn

[Yo-Landi Visser] Zik my blaar! Swaai daai zaan

Twee Savannas en my vibes aan

[Ninja] Skop n dop en fokkit op

[Yo-Landi Visser] Ek maak duk zak

Cause I grab the microphone and fock sh*t up

Ek's zef! Zars

Baby and my whole crew's fresh! Vars

If I don't know you get lost, you not on my level

Yo put the pedal to the metal...

Before we were human, there were others

Skull of Homo naledi that took 20,000 preparation hours to pull out of solid rock (Berger)

Lee Berger: New discoveries in human origins | Porto | GLEX ignition 2024

Berger finds bones using Google

(GLEX Summit) July 19, 2024: ALFÂNDEGA DO PORTO "Exploration isn't just about going where no one has gone before. It's also about being the first to understand the past," says paleoanthropologist Lee Berger revealed details about the fascinating discovery in South Africa of remains belonging to a previously unknown species of pre-humans he named Homo naledi, dating back over two million years. Numerous traces of this species were found in an underground cave system chamber in Dinaledi, the "Rising Star Cave," leading to the conclusion that it served as a ritual mortuary practices and burial site by non-human pre-humans — a ritual previously thought to be exclusively human. Subsequent evidence of stone tools, the first art, and even the use of fire were also discovered (charred bones as if cremation were being practiced), indicating a species the size of a chimpanzee with a chimp brain that predates the Neanderthals. #GLEX #GLEXIgnition #gelxsummit #exploration

"Modern humans" are much older

Dhamma Aboard Evolution

Michael "The Forbidden Archeologist" Cremo (mcremo.com) has gathered mountains of evidence of far older "modern" human remains -- skulls, bones, tools, and out of place artifacts. Whatever narrative hard scientists in the field of physical anthropology try to spin to account for their discoveries and the features on their fragmentary bones, they can spin these tails only by ignoring evidence that contradicts them at every turn. The solution? We did not evolve from these other species (Homo naledi, Homo habilis, etc.) but rather coexisted with them when many "species" of humans lived on the planet, at various stages of sophistication and progress, moving forward and falling back, civilized and primitive, communicating with one another and utterly ignorant of others (such as the tiny "Hobbits" or Homo floresiensis of Indonesia). And since the "beginning" (of this iteration, this generation of humans), we have been devolving (as indicated in the Agganna Sutta, a Buddhist Genesis of life on this plane).

Forbidden archeology

Forbidden Archeology

Where did we come from? What is the true history of humankind? Michael A. Cremo and Richard L. Thompson challenge the prevailing theory of Darwinian evolution with their groundbreaking work Forbidden Archeology: The Hidden History of the Human Race.

Forbidden Archeology was first released in 1993 and quickly became an underground classic. Today it is a bestseller, with foreign editions in over 20 languages, presenting both accepted and anomalous scientific evidence defying traditional ideas concerning human evolution.

Join in a fascinating intellectual excavation of a vast store of hidden knowledge -- with "gatekeepers" protecting pet theories like cavemen evolving in Darwinian fashion until there was us -- and meet author Michael Cremo. mcremo.com

Abby Martin exposes Jewish racism, Tel Aviv

Abby Martin exposes shocking level of racism at Tel Aviv rally

(The Majority Report w/ Sam Seder) Feb. 27, 2024: Live-streamed on Feb. 23, 2024 instagram.com/amandaseale... They touch on the relationship between Zionism and white supremacy, with help from anti-immigrant protesters in Tel Aviv, Israel, before relating it to the domestic politics in the U.S. and the solidarity between communities marginalized by the American empire.

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Genocidal Israel agrees to ceasefire in Gaza

Jon Farina, Status Coup News, 2/25/24; Shauna Schwartz, Ash Wells (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

"I know what genocide is!" Jewish woman's powerful words protesting outside Biden fundraiser

Shoresh שורש (@shoresh_us) • Anti-Zionist Israeli Jews in US fighting racism and genocide

(Status Coup News) Feb. 25, 2024: During a Free Palestine protest, a female Jewish protester had some powerful words for U.S. Commander-in-Chief warlord and Pres. Genocide Joe Biden and the U.S., calling out their funding of Israel's genocide in Gaza, declaring [anti-Zionist] Jews will not see this happen again.

• SUCCESS? Live updates: Israel says it agrees to ceasefire and hostage release
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Israel is in BIG trouble with ICJ decision

Shauna Schwartz, Sheldon S., Pfc. Sandoval (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

Palestinian analyst exposes why ICJ means big trouble for Israel -- with Mouin Rabbini

(Owen Jones) Jan. 27, 2024: This is the truth about the ICJ (International Court of Justice in the Hague) ruling against Israel that most of the mainstream media will not discuss, with Mouin Rabbini (twitter.com/MouinRabbani), a brilliant researcher, analyst, and commentator with many hats.

Like, subscribe -- and help take on the pro-war media: patreon.com/owenjones84

Jeffery Sachs: Israel failed MISERABLY in facing accusations of GENOCIDE after judgment of ICJ

(PRDA Knitting) Premiered Jan. 27, 2024. Jefferey Sachs analyzes the situation and sees ruin in Israel's future standing in the world. What has it done, how has it come to this, hypocrites of the highest order, becoming the Nazis they so hated.

Israel guilty of genocide but no ceasefire: ICJ

On one thing, all demonstrators are agreed: "Ceasefire now" (except pro-Israel war criminals)

We were depending on the ICJ to do everything all at once? That was like expecting a government agent in the Mueller investigation of charging, prosecuting, and bringing down Donald Trump when he had the chance. It will take more time, but it's historic what the court decided.

Guilty or not, there will be no ceasefire.

In a highly anticipated ruling, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) at The Hague in the Netherlands has found that there is a “real and imminent risk” that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza.

And the ICJ supported “at least some” of the provisional measures the plaintiff, South Africa, had requested when it brought the case in order to rein in Israel’s war crimes and genocidal military assault.

We demand an immediate ceasefire.

Though the ruling falls short of calling for an immediate ceasefire, analysts say it is nevertheless a significant milestone.

Democracy Now! discusses the “unprecedented” decision by the World Court with a panel of experts:

• Palestinian human rights attorney Diana Buttu,
• genocide scholar Raz Segal, and
• scholar of colonialism Mahmood Mamdani.

So we go kill more Arabs, Bibi? (IDF)

“It becomes imperative upon the world community to now act,” says Buttu. “This is the beginning of a process of isolating Israel,” adds Segal.

Transcript and more: International Court of Justice orders Israel to prevent genocide in Gaza BUT fails to order ceasefire (Democracy Now!)

• Democracy Now, 1/26/24; Sheldon S., Ash Wells, Shauna Schwartz (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

US invade Hague to protect Israel's genocide?

Pfc. Sandoval, Sheldon S., Seth Auberon (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

The title may seem like a preposterous joke, but in fact the U.S. has made arrangements (calling the act the ASPA, loosely called the Hague Invasion Act) to invade and take over the Hague, the International Court of Justice in the Netherlands, if it ever is about to find the U.S. guilty of war crimes. Why wouldn't the U.S. do the same for its settler colonial spear tip in the side of the Middle East?

Jewish Israeli apologist get HEATED debating Palestinian comedian Bassem Youssef over Israel vs. Palestine

(Valuetainment) Jan. 12, 2024: Patrick Bet David, Israeli apologist Adam Sosnick, and Vincent Oshana are joined by comedian Bassem Youssef as they discuss how economics factor into the conflicts in the Middle East.

Israel on trial: Damning TikTok videos prove Israel's genocide in Gaza | Briahna Joy Gray

(The Hill) Premiered Jan. 11, 2024: WASHINGTON, D.C. Briahna Joy Gray delivers a radar on Israel being accused of genocide by South Africa.

ABOUT: Rising is a weekday morning show with bipartisan hosts that breaks the mold of morning TV by taking viewers inside the halls of Washington power like never before. The show leans into the day's political cycle with cutting edge analysis from DC insiders who can predict what is going to happen. It also sets the day's political agenda by breaking exclusive news with a team of scoop-driven reporters and demanding answers during interviews with the country's most important political newsmakers.

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Day 2: S. Africa sues US for genocide in Gaza

Shauna Schwartz, Pfc. Sandoval, Ashley Wells (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

(The Hill) DAY 2 Israel on Trial: Jeremy Scahill on what we all need to know [because we are complicit in our government's genocide in Gaza and other countries we are semi-secretly at semi-war with] about South Africa's genocide case. Premiered 1/12/24. The [debunked] Intercept's Jeremy Scahill weighs in the hearing between Israel and South Africa regarding accusations of genocide. #Israel #southafrica

• Rebuttal as presented by pro-Israeli biased American mainstream media (Bloomberg via MSN): Israel rejects South Africa’s genocide allegations at UN Court [and threatens to destroy South Africans next if they don't shut up and drop this suit]
• CIA's CNN: Israel denies genocide accusations at top UN court, saying its war on Gaza is "self-defense" [against a captive territory it illegally occupies and completely controls, which makes no sense as a legal defense against such a serious charge in the ICJ]

S. Africa files GENOCIDE case against Israel

South Africa files case against Israel at Int'l Court of Justice over "genocidal" war on Gaza

(Democracy Now!) Jan. 2, 2024: Latest Shows. Support: democracynow.org/give. South Africa has filed a case at the main judicial body for the United Nations, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, accusing Israel of committing genocide in Gaza.

"I believe South Africa will win an order against Israel to cease and desist from committing all acts of genocide against the Palestinians," says Francis Boyle, an international human rights lawyer who won two requests at the ICJ under the Genocide Convention of 1948 for provisional protection on behalf of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina against Yugoslavia.

Boyle says Israel has a history of listening to the United States' orders to stop its assaults on the Occupied Palestinian Territories.

"We here in the United States of America have the power to stop this."

• Jewish Voice for Peace (jvp.org)
• Max Blumenthal (The Gray Zone)
• Max Blumenthal on KPFK (Pacifica)
• IfNotNowMovement.com
• IDF soldiers confess: BreakingTheSilence.org.il
• Max Blumenthal and more on David Barsamian's Alternative Radio

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Code Pink L.A. supports Palestine (1/4)

Ashley Wells, Jody, Medea (codepink.org/la14), Wisdom Quarterly

KPFK.org (archive.kpfk.org)

Join CODEPINK (codepink.org) as we deliver petitions that call on consulates general to immediately invoke the Genocide Convention at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to stop Israel’s genocide in Gaza. Code Pink will begin at the South African Consulate in Los Angeles at 11:00 am then split into two groups to deliver to two other nearby consulates. Join the LA Whatsapp group (WhatsApp Group Invite). More

Belize, 9 other countries cut ties with Israel

Brian Bushard, Forbes via MSN, 11/15/23; Sheldon S., Ashley Wells (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

Israeli PM Netanyahu rebuffed calls for any "humanitarian" pause in Israel's war on Hamas.

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Belize latest cutting diplomatic ties with Israel — joining these 8 other countries

Belize has become the latest country this week to pull its ambassador from Israel since the beginning of Israel’s war on Gaza, Palestinian civilians in the name of revenge on political party Hamas that it previously propped up and funded, citing Israel’s refusal to heed calls for a humanitarian pause in its conflict, as its invasion of Gaza enters its sixth week.

Key Facts

In a statement on Tuesday, Belize’s government reiterated calls for an “immediate ceasefire” to allow for humanitarian aid to enter Gaza, announcing it will suspend all diplomatic activities in Tel Aviv and withdraw its accreditation for Israel’s ambassador.

Belize

Belize’s government also condemned Israel’s bombings and invasion of Gaza, accusing its "defense" forces of violating international humanitarian laws. (Human rights experts have said attacks by Israel and Hamas on civilians have likely violated international law, while the United Nations Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory stated last month that “there is already clear evidence that war crimes may have been committed”).

South Africa

Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, a spokesperson for South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa, announced last week the country “decided to withdraw all its diplomats in Tel Aviv,” citing Pres. Ramaphosa’s cabinet’s “disappoint[ment] by the refusal of the Israeli government to respect international law and the United Nations resolutions with impunity.”

Chad

Chad also recalled its ambassador in Israel, issuing a statement condemning the “loss of numerous innocent civilians and calls for a ceasefire for a durable solution to the Palestinian issue.”

Turkey

Turkey recalled ambassador Sakir Ozkan Torunlar, according to a statement from Turkey’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs earlier this month, calling out Israel for an “unfolding humanitarian tragedy in Gaza” after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu “no longer someone we can talk to,” though Erdogan acknowledged: “complete disconnection is not possible, especially in international diplomacy.”

Israel has exterminated more than 10,000 Palestinians in Gaza, the majority being women and children, according to the Associated Press, citing the Hamas-controlled Gaza Health Ministry, while less than 1,200 Israelis have been killed, many of whom were active military, former military, and civilians complicit in crimes against Palestinians along with innocent noncombatants killed in the October 7 operation on Israel, which was used as a pretext to forcibly relocate more than a million Palestinians from their land.

Honduras

Honduras also recalled its ambassador Roberto Martinez “amid the grave humanitarian situation” in Gaza, the country’s Foreign Minister Enrique Reina said on X, formerly known as Twitter, becoming the latest Latin American country to cut diplomatic ties with Israel.

Bahrain

Bahrain’s Parliament said earlier this month the Middle Eastern country had suspended its economic ties with Israel and recalled its ambassador, while Israel’s ambassador in Bahrain was also sent back to Israel, though Israel’s Foreign Ministry claimed it had not been notified of the decision, calling relations between the two countries “stable,” multiple outlets reported.

Jordan
Jordan, a key U.S. ally in the Middle East, recalled its ambassador and ordered Israel’s ambassador in Jordan not to return to the country, its Foreign Ministry announced in a statement on X, accusing Israel of “killing innocent people” and “causing an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe” with “dangerous possibilities for its expansion.”

Bolivia

Bolivia also broke ties with Israel, with Bolivia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Freddy Mamani condemning the “aggressive and disproportionate Israeli military offensive” in Gaza, according to multiple translations.

Colombia

Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro announced late last month the country had recalled ambassador Margarita Manjarrez, with Petro also calling for a cease-fire in the conflict.

Chile

Chile also brought back its ambassador from Israel, with its Foreign Affairs Ministry issuing a statement saying it “strongly condemns” Israel’s military operations, calling it a “great concern” and arguing Israel’s operations in Gaza equate to “collective punishment.” 

Chief Critic

Lior Haiat, a spokesperson for Israel’s Foreign Ministry, slammed Turkey’s decision to recall its ambassador in a post on X, calling the move “another step by the Turkish president that sides with the Hamas terrorist organization.”

Key Background

Netanyahu earlier this month rejected calls for pauses in Israel’s war with Hamas, vowing to continue military operations in Gaza “with full force” and conditioning any pause in Israeli military action on Hamas’ release of Israeli hostages.

U.S. officials, along with those of other Western countries, have called for pauses in the conflict to allow for humanitarian aid to enter Gaza and for the safe release of hostages. Netanyahu agreed to daily pauses last week. More

• Netanyahu rejects U.S. call for pauses in Gaza conflict — unless hostages are released

Daily life in Chinese police state (video)

Serpentza, June 15, 2023; CC Liu, Ashley Wells (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

China is throwing away fields of EVs, letting them rot

(Serpentza) June 15, 2023. Hundreds of thousands of EVs, electrified cars, are being left to rot in fields. Join me for the China Show, a weekly dive into what's happening in China: advpodcasts. Father's Day gift wallet discounted from Ekster?

Chinese students enforce gov't censorship

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Is Voodoo real? We go to Africa to find out

Inside Africa’s most mysterious religion: Voodoo

(Tayo Aina) Feb. 2, 2023. AFRICA - This video explores the Voodoo tradition of West Africa. Tayo Aina travels to the Benin Republic of Nigeria to find the truth about a religion that has been feared by many for a long, long time.

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Scotland and Africa's own "Stonehenges"

Neil Irvine (wildernessscotland.com); Pat Macpherson, Dhr. Seven (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly

Ancient megalith older than Stonehenge: Standing Stones of Callanish, Lewis, Outer Hebrides

Standing Stones of Callanish, Isle of Lewis, older than Stonehenge (wildernessscotland.com)

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The Standing Stones

Who had the technology to set up megaliths?

"Stonehenge" is a famous monument that most people are familiar with. That strange stone circle is connected with the summer solstice.

Those [reconstructed] stones have been featured on countless TV shows, Hollywood movies, and literature. Examinations often center on attempts to solve the mystery of why it was built at all. 

As humans, we are always compelled to uncover the mysteries of our past.

But Scotland has its own tantalizing version of Stonehenge called the Standing Stones of Callanish (Calanais in Gaelic). It is nicknamed the "Stonehenge of the North." But as Stonehenge was built around 3000 BC [and reconstructed and adjusted about 50 years ago], the Standing Stones of Callanish actually predates Stonehenge by 2,000+ years.

The ancient cross predates Mithra and Christ.

Perhaps Stonehenge should be the "Callanish of the South." The Callanish Standing Stones are near Loch Roag on the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides, one of the 6,000 British isles around England.

They are laid out in a cross formation and are part of a number of ancient sites in the Callanish. They are classed as Lewisian gneiss – the oldest rocks in Britain.

In fact, they are some of the oldest historically recorded rocks in the world. [See stone circles around the world, like Adam's Calendar.]

They were buried under the surface of the earth for hundreds of millions of years. More

• Standing Stones of Yoxie, Orkney, Scotland 
• Standing Stones of Stenness, Orkney

Africa has older stone sites

Famous Stonehenge is thought to be only 5,000 years old, one of the youngest such stone structures in Europe. Africa's Nabta Playa is much older (astronomy.com).

Adam's Calendar: Ancient Astronomy at South Africa's "Stonehenge" (Michael Tellinger)

OTHER HENGES

Avebury Henge, or ritual bank and ditch, is yet another uncovered monument in Wiltshire.

• Avebury, about 20 miles (32 km) north of Stonehenge on Salisbury Plain, in Wiltshire
• Knowlton Circles henge complex in Dorset
• Maumbury Rings in Dorset (later reused as a Roman amphitheater then a Civil War fort)
• Mayburgh Henge in Cumbria
• The Ring of Brodgar in Orkney
• Thornborough Henges complex in Yorkshire
• Balfarg in Fife, Scotland
• Dunragit archaeological excavation site in Wigtownshire
• Heart of Neolithic Orkney, the UNESCO World Heritage Site

Stone circles or "henges," like Culbokie Henge, Black Isle, Scotland, exist worldwide.