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discarded. on the contrary, the carcasses of the animals were used to fashion tools, create weapons, and even provide ceremonial clothing. a really neat example of this was found at a mesolithic site in yorkshire, england, where archaeologists believe they found a human headdress made of a deer skull and antlers.
along with the many uses they found for their killed game, mesolithic people also manipulated other aspects of their environment to survive. in other words, mesolithic people engaged in the use of technology. one specific example of this connected most strongly to the mesolithic age is the use of microliths, small flint blades of many differing shapes usually used as weapons, but also employed as tools. yes, they may be crude technology, but it is technology all the same!
radiocarbon dating
also proving the intellectual capacity of the mesolithic humans, archaeologists in another area of the united kingdom (england, scotland, wales, and northern ireland) uncovered an actual mesolithic age home. despite the assertion that the mesolithic humans were nomadic, radiocarbon dating, a process of concluding the age of organic material by measuring the decay of certain carbons, places this home smack dab in the mesolithic age. again, archaeologists often need to back up and sort of punt.
lesson summary
there are many differing theories, or suppositions, to account for a situation or justify a course of action about life in the mesolithic age. the mesolithic age (a.k.a. \middle stone age\) occurred at the end of the ice age, sometime between the years 12,000 b.c.e. to 4,000 b.c.e. one of the most significant events of the mesolithic age was the rising of sea levels due to the melting of glaciers.
humans of the mesolithic age were believed to be hunter - gatherers, people who collect food from naturally occurring resources such as plants, animals, and sea life. they also were nomadic, moving from place to place with no specific pattern, usually in an effort to find food.
adding to this, mesolithic humans also engaged in technology, using microliths, small flint blades of many differing shapes usually used as weapons. radiocarbon dating, a process of concluding the age of organic material by measuring the decay of certain carbons, is often used to shed light on these prehistoric artifacts.
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recognition: selected response: in the space provided, write the capital letter of the choice that best completes each sentence or answers each question.

1. which of these was an important event in the mesolithic age?

a. the invention of writing
b. the invention of language
c. the rising of sea levels due to melting glaciers
d. the lowering of the tides
e. the invention of irrigation

Explanation:

According to the text, one of the most significant events of the Mesolithic Age was the rising of sea levels due to the melting of glaciers. Options A, B, D, and E are not mentioned in the text as events of the Mesolithic Age.

Answer:

C. The rising of sea levels due to melting glaciers