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Prehistory and Indians

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Which of the following was NOT a West Virginia archeologist?
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What West Virginia amusement park is also the site of a prehistoric burial mound?
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Which was the first mound in West Virginia where Indian remains recovered from a state and federally funded project were controversially reburied?
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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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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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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 was the name of the Indian revolt at the end of the French & Indian War?
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