Aurignacian

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
Aurignacian /ˌɔːrɪˈnjeɪʃ(ə)n, ˌɔːrɪgˈneɪ-/

▶adjective Archaeology relating to or denoting the early stages of the Upper Palaeolithic culture in Europe and the Near East, dated to about 34,000–29,000 years ago.

– origin early 20th cent.: from Fr. Aurignacien, from Aurignac in SW France, where objects from this culture were found.

'Aurignacian' also found in these Oxford entries:

Cro-Magnon - Gravettian - Mousterian

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