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Prehistory and Indians

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Which prehistoric culture is associated with petroglyphs?
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Which of the following was NOT a West Virginia archeologist?
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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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Which one of the following prehistoric cultures traded with early European explorers?
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The Fort Ancient culture was located south of what current city?
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What language did the Shawnees speak?
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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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In what treaty did Shawnees give up their hunting rights south of the Ohio River?
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In addition to disease, what is the main reason virtually no Indians lived in present West Virginia when European-Americans began settling?
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