Aurignacian

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Aurignacian

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

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Aurignacian (not comparable)

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.

Aurignacian (plural Aurignacians)

A member of the Aurignacian culture.
- 2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: The First 100 Million Years, Penguin, published 2019, page 218:
  While the Aurignacians were capable hunters of the largest mammals, they were not equipped with the specialist flint points characteristic of later European cultures.