With reference to the The "Mesolithic," or "Middle Stone Age", consider the following statements:
1. The Mesolithic period began at the end of the Pleistocene epoch, some 10,000 BP,
and ended with the introduction of agriculture, the date of which varied by geographic region.
2. In some areas, such as the Near East, agriculture was already underway by the end
of the Pleistocene, and there the Mesolithic is short and poorly defined.
3. Regions that experienced greater environmental effects as the last ice age ended
have a much more evident Mesolithic era, lasting millennia.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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