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Prehistory and Indians

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Which prehistoric culture is associated with petroglyphs?
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A major archeology site, excavated in this county in the 1960s, covers at least four time periods: Late Archaic (B.C. 4000-1000), Middle Woodland (A.D. 390-530), and Fort Ancient (A.D. 1300-1600).
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The Fort Ancient culture was located south of what current city?
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What county has the largest conical earthen burial mound in North America?
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What do most archeologists consider West Virginia's most controversial prehistoric artifact?
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Where do archeologists believe the earliest prehistoric cultures in present West Virginia originally came from?
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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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Which one of the following is NOT associated with the Early Woodland period (1000-200 B.C.)?
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After tribes no longer lived in present West Virginia, what was their principal reason for coming here?
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