[BBell]

[Yaelle]

At least our President has a pair.

[Texas Fossil]

My first thought? Carved projectiles for a catapult.

[Jamestown1630]

Article about the mathematics represented in the spheres:

http://archive.bridgesmathart.org/2014/bridges2014-441.pdf

[LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget]

Early golf ball prototypes. Took them a while to figure it out.

[ExpatCanuck]

Nephilim balls. Makes perfect sense. :-)

[Mr. K]

Easy...

They were AMMO.

And bored military guys carved them into neat shapes.

[grey_whiskers]

I know, President Trump isn’t even 80 years old yet...

[Pearls Before Swine]

Maybe these stones are models of molecular orbitals handed down from the long-lost physics tradition of Atlantis.

Maybe not.

[CaptainPhilFan]

The Nut Bra, for holding your balls.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zdDfQrPi5Q

[sphinx]

Something that pointless is a sure indicator of a Neolithic government grants program for the arts.

[Wuli]

In spite of the work in making these balls, did any of the archeologists consider they were just toys for the kids. At any time in human history just give an infant a ball and it will keep their attention for a long time.

[central_va]

farside....

"They found them where?"

[katana]

Hand one to that little shepherd boy over there. You know, David? He’ll know what to do.

[minnesota_bound]

Kinda ornate for weapon use. Why were they abandon? Did their enemy have pears and arrows and killed the maker of these?

[jetson]

Maybe trying to replicate hemorrhoids.

[JimRed]

Those are “Look what I can do” objects.

[wildbill]

Markers for a game like Monopoly.