Aurignac

[aw-ree-nyak]

noun

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

Example Sentences

The cavern Trou de Frontal was a place of burial, and similar to the cave of Aurignac.

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Near the town of Aurignac, France, a workman named Bonnemaison, in the year 1852, accidently discovered a cave containing the remains of seventeen human skeletons.

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These bones were taken by Dr. Amiel, the mayor of Aurignac, who was ignorant of their value, and consigned to the parish cemetery.

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Section of the Sepulchral Grotto, in the Hill of Fajoles, Aurignac. a.

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The cave or grotto of Aurignac, in which the seventeen human skeletons were found, was carefully examined by Lartet eight years after its discovery.

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