Compared to the Middle Paleolithic, Upper Paleolithic People Used Lithic

question 59

Multiple Choice

Compared to the Middle Paleolithic, Upper Paleolithic people used lithic raw materials that:

• A) were available only within their own region, as opposed to the distant sources used by Middle Paleolithic people
• B) were available often at a great distance from their home territories, implying broader trading networks in the Upper Paleolithic
• C) were located at higher elevations, showing an expansion of human adaptation to locations above the tree line in many regions
• D) Upper Paleolithic people did not use lithic raw materials to any great extent

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