The Upper Paleolithic

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The Upper Paleolithic is divided into five different industries, based on stone tool technologies. Option A is incorrect because the Upper Paleolithic began about 40,000-50,000 years ago, long after the onset of the Pleistocene. Option B is incorrect because the Neanderthals lived in the Middle Paleolithic, which came before the Upper Paleolithic. Option C is incorrect because iron tools were not invented until much later, during the Iron Age. Option D is incorrect because the Upper Paleolithic began about 40,000-50,000 years ago, not 150,000 years ago.