Question

While on an archaeological dig in europe, you find a stone tool that is rounded on one side and has had flakes removed from the other side, giving it the appearance of a tortoise shell. this is likely to be a(n)?

Answer 1

The answer is most likely:

none

This question has choices including none of the above. The first choice seems to be inappropriate wherein it states that prepared core typical of prehistoric modern humans that inhabited this region, and the other two choices doesn't fit the question too. Thus, the answer is none of the above.

Answer 2

Answer:

an example of the Levallois technique of Homo erectus.

Explanation:

The Levallois technique is the name given by archaeologists to a type of stone chipped emblem, developed by the precursors of modern humans during the Paleolithic period.

From a formal point of view, the Levallois technique can be defined as a complex flaking procedure which, by means of a special preparation of the upper face of the core (and optionally of its periphery and its percussion platform) is able to preconceive or predetermined, totally or partially, the shape and size of the flake, before being extracted. Thus, lytic cleansing follows concrete steps that result in very specific formal results.