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The flint blade was found far from any flint source, in a region whose own stone is coarse and poor for tools. It shows heavy wear along one edge and has been resharpened at least three times. The archaeologist who studied it argued that these facts together suggest the blade was ____

Which choice most logically completes the text?

  1. A. a valued object, carried from a distance and kept in use as long as possible.Correct
  2. B. made locally from the region's own stone.
  3. C. discarded soon after it was made.
  4. D. never actually used as a tool.

Answer: A. a valued object, carried from a distance and kept in use as long as possible.

Far from its source, used hard, resharpened three times.

Why the other answers are wrong

B. made locally from the region's own stone.
The local stone is coarse; the blade is flint.
C. discarded soon after it was made.
Three resharpenings mean long use.
D. never actually used as a tool.
Heavy wear means use.

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