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Prehistory and Indians

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Where was the first documented archeological excavation in West Virginia?
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Which of the following was NOT a West Virginia archeologist?
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What Shawnee leader tried to warn American militia about an impending attack at Fort Randolph in 1777 only to be murdered?
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The Fort Ancient culture was located south of what current city?
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Where do archeologists believe the earliest prehistoric cultures in present West Virginia originally came from?
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This site, identified in 1963, contained some of the most important archeological deposits yet discovered in the eastern United States.
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The Battle of Point Pleasant, pitting Virginia militia against Shawnees, was the only battle of what war?
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All burial remains and artifacts excavated from the South Charleston Mound are now located where?
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Which of the following is NOT associated with the Late Archaic period (3000-1000 B.C.)?
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What city was attacked twice by the British and their Indian allies during the Revolutionary War?
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