2nd February 2007, 04:10 PM
I would not dismiss the ritual interpretation quite as readily as Tom. The bovine skeleton was partially articulated which suggests ritual deposition rather than an industrial process (not the the two are necessarily mutually exclusive of course). Although fragmented, how complete was the skeleton? Would it not be evident if gelatin had been extracted?
I wonder if this indicates a rite acknowledging that jam and doughnuts are frivalous, unhealthy, unnecessary foodstuffs (albeit very nice) and in order to justify or "pay for" their consumption, a meat/2dy products beast had to be sacrificed, or removed from circulation and availability as if it had been consumed?
We owe the dead nothing but the truth.
I wonder if this indicates a rite acknowledging that jam and doughnuts are frivalous, unhealthy, unnecessary foodstuffs (albeit very nice) and in order to justify or "pay for" their consumption, a meat/2dy products beast had to be sacrificed, or removed from circulation and availability as if it had been consumed?
We owe the dead nothing but the truth.