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Prehistory and Indians

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In which county are the Bens Run earthworks located?
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Which one of the following prehistoric cultures traded with early European explorers?
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Which one of the following never had a "sphere of influence" in present West Virginia?
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Mingo Indians were most closely associated with what group?
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The May Moore burial mound is located in what county?
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What are prehistoric images pecked or carved on rocks called?
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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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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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The capture of this person by Shawnees helped prompt Andrew Lewis's disastrous Sandy Creek Expedition.
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