 Aurignac is best known for the 1860 discovery, by Édouard Lartet, of prehistoric remains at the Cave of Aurignac, which led to the definition of the Aurignacian culture, an important phase in human prehistory.Evidence of early modern humans (often called Cro-Magnon man) has been found in Africa as far back as 160,000 years ago.When they came to Europe, about 45,000 years ago, their culture appears to have flourished with major advances in the use of tools and the development of figurative art.