[awr-in-yey-shuh
n] 
| of, belonging to, or typical of an Upper Paleolithic industry with characteristic stone and bone artifacts that is distributed from western France to eastern Europe and the Middle East. |
| Au·rig·na·cian (ôr'ĭg-nā'shən, ôr'ēn-yā'-) adj. Of or relating to the Old World Upper Paleolithic culture between Mousterian and Solutrean, associated with early Homo sapiens and characterized by artifacts such as figures of stone and bone, graphic artwork, the use of dress and adornment, and a type of tool culture. [After Aurignac.] |