Aurignacian
/ˌɔːrɪgˈneɪʃən/adjective
1- Archaeology of, relating to, or denoting the early stages of the Upper Palaeolithic culture in Europe and the Near East. It is dated in most places to about 34,000-29,000 years ago, and is associated with Cro-Magnon Man.【考古】(约34,000-29,000年前欧洲和近东)奥瑞纳文化的。
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- as noun the Aurignacian the Aurignacian culture or period奥瑞纳文化(或时期)。
词源
early 20th cent.: from French Aurignacien, from Aurignac in SW France, where objects from this culture were found.