Microwear Traces on Stone Tools Can Be Difficult to Identify

question 9

Multiple Choice

Microwear traces on stone tools can be difficult to identify due to which of the following?

• A) Prehistoric resharpening of stone tools
• B) Multiple uses of stone tools prehistorically
• C) Brief tool use that did not permit formation of distinctive wear traces
• D) All of the answers are correct.

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Definitions:

Direct Labor-Hours

The total hours worked by employees directly involved in manufacturing products, used as a basis for assigning labor costs to those products.

Manufacturing Overhead

All indirect costs associated with manufacturing, including costs for indirect labor, materials, and factory operations, that are not directly traceable to specific products.

Direct Materials

Direct materials refer to the raw materials that become an integral part of the finished product and can be easily traced back to it.

Direct Labor-Hours

Complete work hours of employees directly incorporated in production tasks.