Which three skills were common to hunter-gatherers in the paleolithic age?

I don't know exactly which three but these could be some...
Studying local native traditions and life ways in order to become familiar with the local region
Local ecology
Observation: reading the landscape
Animals: tracking, hunting, trapping, making bow and arrows, animal food preparation
Identifying, harvesting and preparing wild edible plants
Fire making
Tool Making and flint knapping
Creating fishing equipment (hooks, lines, etc.), fishing, gutting and preparing fish for cooking
Shelter: building using local materials found at the site
The waste stream: where to excrete
Invisible structures: tribal culture and local tribal custom
Hope this helped!

Early in the story when tom finds an indian skull in the woods which he kicks in temper. the devil then makes his appearance and, as tom surveys him, he notices that the devil is neither "negro" nor "indian." in fact, he has a "swarthy" complexion and is "begrimed with soot."