How Was the Blade-Core Method,which Characterizes the Tools of Upper

question 47

Multiple Choice

How was the blade-core method,which characterizes the tools of Upper Paleolithic traditions,superior to Mousterian technology?

• A) The Upper Paleolithic blade-core method was faster and produced 15 times as much cutting edge from the same amount of material.
• B) The Upper Paleolithic blade-core method was faster but also more difficult to achieve, resulting in many tries that yielded no results.
• C) There was no difference between the two methods-only a greater diversity of tool uses among Upper Paleolithic traditions.
• D) The Upper Paleolithic blade-core method produced sharper and longer cores than was typical of the Mousterian method.
• E) The Upper Paleolithic blade-core method used naturally occurring metal ores to strike blades off cores.

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