You’re picking out what was obviously an example of a burial rite that involves permanently destroying remains. And I agree, it’s quite anthropomorphic to assu

You’re picking out what was obviously an example of a burial rite that involves permanently destroying remains. And I agree, it’s quite anthropomorphic to assume another intelligent species would place as much emotional value on graves as humans do. There’s really no reason for it other than some historical/superstitious customs. If you think about how strange and hard to comprehend even fungi or octopuses are, I don’t think we can make any assumptions about the culture of a non-human intelligence. Going as far as claiming they would bodies their deceased is borderline ridiculous.