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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 city has a cemetery named after a burial mound within its boundaries?
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Which of the following was NOT a West Virginia archeologist?
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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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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 historic Indian tribes was NOT associated with present West Virginia?
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What are prehistoric images pecked or carved on rocks called?
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What was the shape of most villages during the Late Prehistoric period (A.D. 1200-1550)?
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Which of the following was NOT a tribe that fought on the side of the French in Western Virginia for most of the French & Indian War?
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What city was attacked twice by the British and their Indian allies during the Revolutionary War?
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