Check into Rugby Tennessee.  1880s Utopia type settlment.  I don't know if
any archaeology is done there to date or not but its a community fitting
your description.
http://www.historicrugby.org/

Ernie Blevins

On Mon, Jul 23, 2012 at 4:10 PM, Samantha Savory <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> I have just begun researching a collection  that has a
> transcendental/foureuristic society component. I would appreciate some
> extra sources that would help to provide a stronger background in past work
> as well as  potential research avenues.
> It was suggested that I should compare this site with Shaker Village
> sites, because they were both prominent societies in the Northeast at the
> same time.
> I was considering looking at foodways, but the site had several
> occupations.
>
> Comments and suggests would be welcomed.
>
> Thanks
> Sam
>



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