JTNP: The Hunt for Butcher's Cave

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We prefer a different theory. Drying jerky in a cave doesn't seem very efficient. Nor does it make any sense for the hunters to have hauled the entire sheep here to butcher. The most efficient method in hunting is to butcher the kill where it falls and to remove only the edible portions to haul back to the village. So how, then, did all the skulls end up in the cave? Our very unprofessional guess is that after a successful hunt the skull and horns of a select specimen would be taken to the cave as part of a ceremony performed to bring about continued successful hunts in the area. Remember, we're not archaeologists and have no idea what we're talking about! Heheheh.

We prefer a different theory. Drying jerky in a cave doesn't seem very efficient. Nor does it make any sense for the hunters to have hauled the entire sheep here to butcher. The most efficient method in hunting is to butcher the kill where it falls and to remove only the edible portions to haul back to the village. So how, then, did all the skulls end up in the cave? Our very unprofessional guess is that after a successful hunt the skull and horns of a select specimen would be taken to the cave as part of a ceremony performed to bring about continued successful hunts in the area. Remember, we're not archaeologists and have no idea what we're talking about! Heheheh.

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