Weekly 3

These pictures show the megaliths on the property of the John Carroll School. These megaliths are a variety of different megaliths found around the world. Why the diversity of these ancient stones? No one truly knows the meaning of these megaliths or why they are there, but many people have theories of what they were used for and who used them.

One of the first theories for these stones were that Archbishop John Carroll had the people of his church re-create these megaliths to show that the Catholic Church is open to all cultures, countries, and societies around the world. This theory is one of the most popular of the many theories, but there is no evidence that Archbishop John Carroll had these megaliths made for this reason, or made for a reason at all. But, this theory doesn’t quite make sense. If Archbishop John Carroll wanted to prove to the world that the Catholic Church accepts everyone, why would he use replicas of other megaliths that people believe were used for DIFFFERNT religions? This would go against Catholic teachings and belief, therefore, this theory doesn’t truly fit with the ancient stones.

Another theory of these megaliths is the Theory of the Ancient Greeks. This theory depicts that at the time the Greek Empire was a world power, they put megaliths to show that they owned that land. This theory would make sense, since different megaliths are found all over the world. But, something doesn’t quite fit with this theory either. If the Greek Empire ruled this part of the world at one time, why didn’t Greek people inhabit this country? Was there a plague or an enemy that killed them? No one knows the answer to this question either. But, we do know that if the Greek did, in fact, inhabit the land at one point in time, they would have most likely kept records of this and we would still know about them today.

As you can see, no one truly knows the story behind these random megaliths, nor do they know the truth of these theories. All we can do is try to dig deeper into history and try to find the real meanings of these ancient stones. But, whether or not we find out the truth, the theories are pretty fun to hear!