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