Sometimes it becomes remarkably easy for one to gain an insight into the workings of a culture through analyzing the objects. For example various ancient objects have designs engraved over them that depict specific scenery from the households. For example, on some pots, you may find paintings of a family setting in which the patriarch might be bringing in grain from the fields while the matriarch might be sewing some cloth. In this setting a number of things can be inferred about the domestic culture of the household. For instance, we can directly know that the family is agricultural in nature which is evidenced by the bringing in of grain. Secondly we can tell the family is also patriarchal in which the females stay in doors to work on home based chores while the males go out to work. Hence, so much can be inferred from a single vase.
Not only does the domestic material culture have great utility for archaeologists, it has implications for today’s society as well. Since artifacts have so much emphasis on the culture, this has especial significance for design students. Of course, the way they design things has especial significance on how stuff is used.
The notion of the Domestic material culture has also been used to level criticisms against the current domestic culture. For example, the throw-away culture is thought an important part of today’s culture. This has great implications for consumerism which is also coming under great fire. These aspects have their roots in wastefulness. For example, having boxes of KFCs and McDonalds in the home is thought of being a sign of prosperity. Moreover, since no hard work goes in the preparation of these foods and they tend to be quite cheap, they are thrown away quite easily. Moreover the domestic material culture is being too materialistic critics say. People drive SUVs; go on vacations often, and heat their whole houses while it is true that they only live in a few rooms. All of this has great implications on the environment which currently being threatened by global warming. Not only is the environment at stake, the over emphasis on material culture has meant that we are using stuff at such a speed that materials used to make that stuff is being depleted in far greater quantities and of course none of it can be replaced.
有时，它变得非常容易的一个深入了解一种文化的运作，通过分析对象。例如各种古物有图案刻在他们描述具体的风景从家庭。例如，在一些花盆，你可能会发现一个家庭中，家长可能带来的粮食领域而女族长会缝制一些布设置画。在此设置一些东西，可以推断关于家庭的家庭文化。例如，我们可以直接知道家庭是大自然所带来的粮食，农业。其次，我们可以告诉家人也是父权，门在女性在男性外出工作的家庭为基础的家务。因此，那么可以推断从一个单一的花瓶。
不仅国内的物质文化有很大的效用有考古学家，当今社会的影响以及。由于文物的文化都强调了这么多，这对学生设计特殊的意义。当然，他们的方式设计的东西有着特殊的意义上的东西怎么用。
国内的物质文化的概念也被用于水平对目前国内的文化批评。例如，扔掉文化思想对当代文化的重要组成部分。这对消费也在大火的巨大影响。这些方面的浪费的根源都。例如，在家吃肯德基和麦当劳的盒子是繁荣的象征思维。此外，由于没有努力去在这些食品的准备，他们往往是相当便宜的，他们扔掉，很容易。而且国内的物质文化唯物主义的评论家说太。人们驾驶SUV；去度假的时候，和热整个房子，这是真的，他们只住在几间房。所有这一切都有很大的影响，在环境，目前正在受到全球变暖的威胁。不仅是危险的环境，在物质文化强调意味着我们正在使用的东西，在这样的速度，使用的材料做的东西是被消耗在更大数量当然无可取代。
