Were these stone balls made by ancient human relatives trying to perfect the sphere?

Mysterious Stones May Represent an Ancient Quest For The Perfect Sphere

W Herschel used a 10 foot telescope to study the Sun in 1801 and hypothesized that the sun was a solid Earth-like sphere with atmosphere. 60 years later, J Herschel noted that patterns on the solar surface could be igneous snowflakes, giant fish swimming in the photosphere, or monsters

Earth's Inner Core Isn't A Smooth Sphere After All: It's Textured