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La Ferrassie
44.9519° N, 0.9381° E
About
La Ferrassie is an archaeological site in Savignac-de-Miremont, in the Dordogne department, France. The site, located in the Vézère valley, consists of a large and deep cave flanked by two rock shelters within a limestone cliff, under which there is a scree slope formation.
Historical Timeline
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Gravettian objects and abandonment
32,000–22,000 BP
Périgordian occupation
35,000–20,000 BP
Châtelperronian finds in scree
35,000–29,000 BP
Aurignacian artefacts
45,000–35,000 BP
Neanderthal fossil layer
74,000–68,000 years ago
Mousterian occupation
300,000–30,000 BP
Initial modern investigation
1896
Early 20th-century excavations
1905–1912
Later fieldwork
1934, 1969, 1984
Archaeological Features
Unique architectural and cultural elements found at this historical site
Burial and Funerary Structures
Domestic and Habitation Structures
Environmental and Natural Features
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