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Prehistory and Indians

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Where was the first documented archeological excavation in West Virginia?
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In which county are the Bens Run earthworks located?
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What West Virginia amusement park is also the site of a prehistoric burial mound?
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Which one of the following prehistoric cultures traded with early European explorers?
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What was the primary reason the Paleo prehistoric period transitioned into the Archaic period?
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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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Before European settlement, which tribe was likely the largest in what would become the U.S. Southeast?
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The May Moore burial mound is located in what county?
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The capture of this person by Shawnees helped prompt Andrew Lewis's disastrous Sandy Creek Expedition.
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