Definition of: Aurignacian

(ôr′ig·nā′shən) adjective Anthropol.
Of or pertaining to an Upper Paleolithic culture appearing toward the end of the Pleistocene. It is associated with the rise of Cro-Magnon man in western Europe and is characterized by implements of flint, bone, and horn, delicately modeled ivory figurines, and early examples of cave painting. [from Aurignac, town in Haute-Garonne, France, where the relics were discovered]