ronan posted:Prashad posted:Rawlings and gang burned the miners bodies so as not to attract wild animals from the scent of the dead bodies. They intended to stay in the camp for a while.
so they left bodies with burnt flesh on them unburied
you are quite the genius
They did not have time to bury the bodies. Burning was enough to keep away the wild animals for a short time. Something made them leave the camp site instead of staying. They just did not have the time to bury the bodies.