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Prehistory and Indians

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Which prehistoric culture was associated with the development of horticulture?
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Which city has a cemetery named after a burial mound within its boundaries?
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Which prehistoric culture is associated with petroglyphs?
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Who led the Shawnee at the 1774 Battle of Point Pleasant?
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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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What do most archeologists consider West Virginia's most controversial prehistoric artifact?
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The prehistoric Warrior Path was located in which county?
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Where do archeologists believe the earliest prehistoric cultures in present West Virginia originally came from?
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Which one of the following never had a "sphere of influence" in present West Virginia?
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Most archeologists think prehistoric cultures created the Luther Elkins Site petroglyphs in this county, as opposed to a largely discredited theory they depict Christian writings by 6th-century Irish monks.
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