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Prehistory and Indians

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What type of ornament of stone, shell, or metal did prehistoric people string on a leather cord and hang around their necks?
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Who led the Shawnee at the 1774 Battle of Point Pleasant?
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Where do archeologists believe the earliest prehistoric cultures in present West Virginia originally came from?
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All burial remains and artifacts excavated from the South Charleston Mound are now located where?
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What destroyed the prehistoric stone walls on Mount Carbon in Fayette County?
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What are prehistoric images pecked or carved on rocks called?
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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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Which one of the following was a major new development of the Late Prehistoric Period (A.D. 1200-1550)?
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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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What city was attacked twice by the British and their Indian allies during the Revolutionary War?
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