Which of the following statements with regard to the Palaeolithic Age is/are correct? 1. Lower Palaeolithic period represents the longest phase of the Stone Age. 2. Middle Palaeolithic phase is characterized technologically by a shift toward refined flake-tool industries. 3. Upper Palaeolithic phase coincided with the last phase of the Ice Age and marked the appearance of Homo sapiens. Select the answer using the code given below: |ForumIAS

[A] 1 and 2 only

[B] 2 and 3 only

[C] 1 only

[D] 1, 2 and 3

Answer: D

Notes:

Explanation:

Statement 1 is correct: The Palaeolithic Age lasted from roughly to , covering almost the entire Pleistocene Ice Age.
Statement 2 is correct: The Middle Palaeolithic () saw a technological shift from core tools (handaxes) to specialized flake tools like scrapers, points, and borers.
Statement 3 is correct: The Upper Palaeolithic () coincided with a warming climate, the emergence of anatomically modern humans (Homo sapiens), parallel blade-and-burin tools, and early cave art.