Timberlake’s Theory

Jonathon Timberlake, an expedition member created his theory regarding it. He disclosed it in an interview with The Verge, “my suggestion would be that [the pots were used for] a ceremonial purpose, that somebody had been up [the mountain], possibly to do with rain, a rain type of ceremony. If you’ve got a dry year in the surrounding area, you’re liable to have severe problems of hunger. So appealing for rain is a very important function, and mountains are often associated, quite rightly, with rain.”