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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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Where was the first documented archeological excavation in West Virginia?
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During prehistoric times, what was the most commonly eaten meat in present West Virginia?
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Archeologists believe almost no Indian tribes were living in present West Virginia by this century.
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The May Moore burial mound is located in what county?
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What destroyed the prehistoric stone walls on Mount Carbon in Fayette County?
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Which one of the following is NOT associated with the Middle Archaic period (6000-3000 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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Which of the following was NOT noted for fighting and killing Indians on the Western Virginia frontier?
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