![]() ![]() Archaeological evidence reveals how these communities upheld their societal ideals. ![]() Surveys of settlement patterns, the built environment, and even the smallest artifacts such as tobacco pipes and buttons are used to uncover what daily life was like in these communities. Also featured is an expanded case study of California's late nineteenth-century Kaweah Colony, offering a new perspective on approaches to the study of utopian societies. This volume includes discussions of the Shakers, the Harmony Society, the Moravians, the Oneida community, Brook Farm, and Mormon towns. Utopian and intentional communities have dotted the American landscape since the colonial era, yet only in recent decades have archaeologists begun analyzing the material culture left behind by these groups. Her detailed work on the Kaweah Colony provides an especially welcome addition to this field."-Kim Arbogast McBride, Kentucky Archaeological Survey "A fascinating read, providing a thorough introduction for the uninitiated and new perspectives for established followers. ![]() Kozakavich offers a compelling argument about the significant place of intentional communities in the American experience and beyond."-Lu Ann De Cunzo, coeditor of Unlocking the Past: Celebrating Historical Archaeology in North America Reconstructing the past of intentional communities from across the United States ![]()
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