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Prehistory and Indians

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Which prehistoric culture built burial mounds across present West Virginia?
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Which of the following was NOT a West Virginia archeologist?
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Who led the Shawnee at the 1774 Battle of Point Pleasant?
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What name has been given to a Late Prehistoric culture whose people lived in present Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, and southern West Virginia between A.D. 1000 and 1650?
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Which one of the following prehistoric cultures traded with early European explorers?
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What current road follows the approximate path of the prehistoric Seneca Trail?
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What was the earliest known prehistoric culture to occupy what is now West Virginia?
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During prehistoric times, what was the most commonly eaten meat in present West Virginia?
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Who ordered a line of forts to be built along the Allegheny Ridge to defend against Indian attacks during the French & Indian War?
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What destroyed the prehistoric stone walls on Mount Carbon in Fayette County?
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