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The concept of 'House Societies' was introduced by Levi-Strauss. It not only considers the social aspects of houses and households, but also the economic and political ones. By so doing, one gains a much more complete understanding of how a community is structured and organized, and how changes can slowly unfold within seemingly static communities. In this article it is argued that Early Helladic III and early Middle Helladic communities on the Greek mainland can be considered proto-house societies, while House Societies proper do emerge at some places during the later Middle Helladic and Late Helladic I periods. The arguments are based on an analysis of domestic architecture, mortuary practices and the domestic economy. These indicate that the concept of property became more important during the Middle Helladic period. The house was perpetuated through rebuilding and mortuary practices, thereby referencing the concept of kinship, in order to transmit property. Such habits define House Societies.

Introduction: Social change in Aegean prehistory -- Pre-Mycenaean pottery shapes of the central Aegean : a new resource in development / Walter Gauss and Michael Lindblom -- The temporal slicing and dicing of Minyan culture : a proposal for a tripartite division of a lengthier Greek Middle Bronze Age and the issue of nomadism at its beginning / Jeremy B. Rutter -- Early Helladic III : a non-monumental but revitalized social arena? / Erika Weiberg -- Reciprocity and exchange relationships : exploring the dynamics of Bronze Age social structures through feasting and hospitality / Daniel J. Pullen -- Domestic architecture : a means to analyse social change on the Bronze Age Greek mainland / Corien Wiersma -- Social change in middle Helladic Lerna / Sofia Voutsaki and Eleni Milka -- Social complexity in late middle Bronze Age and early late Bronze Age Cyclades : a view from Ayia Irini / Evi Gorogianni and R.D. Fitzsimons -- Long-term developments in southern mainland settlement systems from early Helladic to late Helladic times as seen through the lens of regional survey / John Bintli -- Middle Helladic reflections / John F. Cherry