Aurignacian

Meanings

Adjective

• From or pertaining to a culture of the Upper Paleolithic, located in Europe and southwest Asia from circa 45,000 to 35,000 years ago, known from archaeological remains.

Noun

• A member of the Aurignacian culture.

Origin

• From Aurignac + -ian, after the French town of Aurignac, where remains from the culture were found.