Aurignac
[aw-ree-nyak]
- a village in S France: many prehistoric artifacts found in area.
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Historical Examples
The Aurignac and Brx skulls are distinctly longer and narrower than that of Brnn .
Prehistoric ManW. L. H. Duckworth
First—Because of the modern style of the works of art at Aurignac.
The Geological Evidence of The Antiquity of ManCharles Lyell
The mayor of Aurignac ordered all the bones to be taken out and re-interred in the parish cemetery.
Men of the Old Stone AgeHenry Fairfield Osborn
Moreover the Aurignac jaw has a slight projection at the chin, where an ‘internal process’ is now distinct.
Prehistoric ManW. L. H. Duckworth
By some authors it is regarded as clearly associated with the other examples just mentioned (Brx, Brnn, and Aurignac).
Prehistoric ManW. L. H. Duckworth