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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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What county has the largest conical earthen burial mound in North America?
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What current road follows the approximate path of the prehistoric Kanawha, or Buffalo, Trail?
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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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This mysterious wooden figure holding what appears to be a lamb has long been the subject of debate about its authenticity.
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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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What was the shape of most villages during the Late Prehistoric period (A.D. 1200-1550)?
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What 1756 French & Indian War mission led by Andrew Lewis to destroy Shawnee villages in Ohio ended in near disaster in present southern West Virginia?
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What 1795 battle in Ohio effectively ended all conflict between European-American settlers and Indians in present West Virginia?
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