La Ferrassie, Prehistoric cave and archaeological site in Savignac-de-Miremont, France.

La Ferrassie is an archaeological site in Savignac-de-Miremont, Dordogne, made up of a large, deep cave flanked by two rock shelters in a limestone cliff, with a scree slope beneath. The Grand Abri's stratigraphic sequence is nearly 10 m high, with Middle and Upper Palaeolithic layers stacked in succession. Excavated sections show reddish-brown sediment above paler, banded greyish-white deposits, and a low dry-laid stone wall runs along the base.

The site was systematically examined from 1896 onward, revealing remains of eight Neanderthals who died here around 70,000 years ago. The discoveries show that this valley was home to different human groups over an extremely long span of time.

The name La Ferrassie comes from the hamlet in Savignac-de-Miremont. The site's Mousterian layers gave their name to a facies of the Middle Palaeolithic, the "Moustérien de type Ferrassie", marked by Levallois flaking, many scrapers and points, rare denticulates and no handaxes. Since Easter 2020, finds across the whole valley, from the shelter to the Bernoux cave, have revealed a Celtic-Gaulish and antique occupation up to at least the last Iron Age.

The site lies beside the D 32E5 road between Savignac-de-Miremont, about 2.3 km to the north, and Le Bugue, about 4 km to the south. The Grand abri, the largest of the three deposits, is covered by a sloped wooden roof on metal beams, and a grid of thin cords is stretched over the exposed section. A low dry-laid stone wall runs along the base of the section.

One of the skeletons known as La Ferrassie 1 is considered one of the most complete skulls of this extinct human species and has been studied worldwide in research on human evolution. This specimen has helped scientists understand much about the physical features and age of these ancient inhabitants.