One method of tool manufacture during the Upper Paleolithic was pressure flaking,which produced Solutrean laurel leaf blades found in Spain and France that were:
A)made with burins.
B)used to carve bone,horn,antler,and ivory.
C)used for the tips of arrows.
D)made from the pressure-flaking technique.
E)instrumental in causing a more robust body.

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The passage specifically states that the Solutrean laurel leaf blades were produced using pressure flaking, making option D the correct choice. The passage does not mention the use of burins, the carving of specific materials, or the impact on human physiology, so options A, B, and E are incorrect. While the passage mentions the potential use of the blades as arrow tips, this is not the primary focus of the sentence and not the best answer.

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