Marble (toy) in Codd-neck bottles, which were often collected for play. In the early twentieth century, small balls of stone, identified by archaeologists as marbles, were found on excavation near Mohenjo-daro. Marbles are often mentioned in Roman literature, as in Ovid's poem "Nux" (which mentions playing the game with walnuts), and there are many examples of marbles from excavations of sites associated with Chaldeans of Mesopotamia and ancient Egypt. They were commonly made of clay, stone or glass. Marbles arrived in Britain, imported from the Low Countries, during the medieval era. In 1503 the town council of Nuremberg, Germany, limited the playing
Marbles Reunited awareness about the reunification of the Parthenon Marbles. In 2005 the organization changed its name to Marbles Reunited to reflect the ongoing aspirations of the campaign, while not being tied to a specific date. The current executive committee members are: Other members of the organisation include: The original members of the Committee were: The members of Marbles Reunited have organised and/or had significant involvement in a large number of events throughout the United Kingdom and abroad. Marbles Reunited works closely with the British Committee for the Reunification of the Parthenon Marbles, another organisation that supports the return of the Parthenon