Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-230) and index.
Contents:
Death and the harvest : how archaeologists have distinguished between ritual and domestic life -- The consecration of the house : how domestic buildings took on special qualities -- A duty of care : how everyday activities assumed a special significance -- A house with a pool : rituals and the materials of farming -- Multiplication and division : the problem of utilitarian bronze hoards -- The rites of separation : domestic rituals and public ritual in the Iron Age -- What remains to be seen : some implications of the argument.
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