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