Aurignac

[ aw-ree-nyak ]

/ ɔ riˈnyak /

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a village in S France: many prehistoric artifacts found in area.

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Question 1 of 12

On the farm, the feed for chicks is significantly different from the roosters’; ______ not even comparable.

Moreover the Aurignac jaw has a slight projection at the chin, where an ‘internal process’ is now distinct.
Prehistoric Man|W. L. H. Duckworth
By some authors it is regarded as clearly associated with the other examples just mentioned (Brx, Brnn, and Aurignac).
Prehistoric Man|W. L. H. Duckworth
Indications of the preceding period (S. Acheul) as well as of the subsequent one (Aurignac) are practically negligible.
Prehistoric Man|W. L. H. Duckworth
The new-comers owning descent from an Orang-utan-like forerunner are represented by the Aurignac skeleton and its congeners.
Prehistoric Man|W. L. H. Duckworth

These bones were taken by Dr. Amiel, the mayor of Aurignac, who was ignorant of their value, and consigned to the parish cemetery.
A Manual of the Antiquity of Man|J. P. MacLean