What Purpose Might the Caches of Stone Tools and Stones

question 3

Multiple Choice

What purpose might the caches of stone tools and stones for toolmaking left at various sites in East Africa serve for the hominins who made them?

• A) They facilitated recurrent food collecting and processing at the site.
• B) They were depositories of tools, which were used as a symbol of wealth.
• C) They were religious offerings.
• D) They were abandoned suddenly when the groups had to flee from predators.

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