Aurignacian
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- noun
- /ɔːˈrɪnˌkeɪ.ən/
- Specialized
- This flute indicates that, in addition to other forms of expression, the Aurignacians also had music.
Examples
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A significantly older Aurignacian might overlap with the Neanderthal era or Middle Paleolithic.
Academic text (2007) -
"If you really work on the dates and the site stratigraphy, you come up with the conclusion that this Aurignacian is 35,000-33,000 years old, the same as the rest of Europe."
Academic text (2007) -
Quite the reverse, Dienekes - Maju is simply trying to make the Aurignacians the forefathers of the various lines of Cro-Magnons.
Blog text (11) -
The Aurignacians created intricate tools and beautiful cave paintings that reveal their artistic skills.
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As a member of the Aurignacian group, he lived during an era of remarkable cultural development.
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Archaeologists study the remains of Aurignacians to understand their lifestyle and social structure.
Surface Forms
Morphology
Aurignacian = Aurignac (opaque) = Aurignac + ian
The word is built from the place name Aurignac plus the suffix -ian, but the prehistoric cultural reference is specialized and not guessable for most learners.
Etymology
Aurignacian for a person comes from the place name Aurignac plus the ending -ian, meaning 'from' or 'related to', like Canadian. So an Aurignacian is a member of the people linked to that early culture who made those tools and artworks.