My friend – jolly ball.

History of the ball.

• The first balls appeared a very long time ago. History does not know nither the exact location nor time of the ball. We only know that the ball appeared in ancient times in its history of existence has undergone many changes.

The first balls were woven out of twigs ,

woven from reeds,

twisting of the tissues were cut out of wood,

of dry grass,

were made of leather,

were made of animal skins, stuffing grass, sawdust or other similar material.

There were no rubber balls in the old days, thus the balls were made of scrap materials.

In Ancient Greece it was considered the most perfect item, as it was like the sun, and therefore had his magic power.

For several decades, archaeologist and geologists from around the world are trying to determine the origin of the stone balls scattered around the world, from the Franz Josef Land to New Zeland.

Many balls were stolen, destroyed or blown up. Treasure hunters believed that the inside could be hidden gold.

Some balls were that big. The famous Swiss writer and ufologist Erich von Daniken called balls “balls that were played gods”.

A ball is a very old toy.