The technological transition from the crude flaking of the Lower Paleolithic to the highly precise micro-blades of the Upper Paleolithic and Mesolithic phases was achieved primarily by substituting standard direct percussion with which method?

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To produce extremely thin and parallel-sided blades characteristic of late prehistory, hominids abandoned heavy bone hammers. Instead, they utilized bone or wooden punches to apply steady, controlled pressure on a prepared core, enabling micro-lithic tool extraction.

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