Which technique of making tools involves the preparation of a striking platform at one end of a specially prepared core,after which three or four long,triangular flakes are detached,leaving a nodule shaped like a tortoise shell?

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The technique described is the Levalloisian method of tool-making, which involves the preparation of a striking platform on a core and the detachment of specific flakes to create a pre-determined shape. The resulting nodule is often shaped like a tortoise shell. The Oldowan technique used simple stone flakes to create tools, while the Acheulian technique involved bifacial flaking to create handaxes. The Paleoindian and Mousterian periods are associated with specific tool cultures but do not have a specific technique associated with them.

Which Technique of Making Tools Involves the Preparation of a Striking