Bello suspects that Ice Age Britons hoisted hollowed-out crania in rituals of some kind.
"These results are interesting because we saw changes in opioid receptor gene expression in a brain area that controls how much we eat during a meal", said Bello.
He came to the West Indies when he was very young and plundered the Spanish settlements of Puerto del Principe, Puerto Bello, and Maracaibo.
The striking similarities between the cave finds and historical examples of drinking cups made out of skulls further support a ritual role for the Ice Age receptacles, Bello says.
“But what we see here in Gough’s Cave is very different from other cases, where maybe you killed the enemy and took the skull as the trophy, ” Dr. Bello said.
65岁的丰图阿居民贝罗（Ibrahim Bello）说：“大家都认识穆塔拉布家族的人，并知道他的父亲是位诚实、慷慨、乐于助人及知名的银行家。
