Over the next 25 years I asked every archaeologists and read heaps of archaeological reports/assessments as to why there were few Titiko in the midden. Their views is that it was a seasonal harvest, pollution had affected their habitats, not tasty, at least some acknowledged the difficulty to recover the meat.
Over the next 25 years, I interacted with archaeologists and examined archaeological reports/assessments to understand why there were few Titiko in the midden. Their views suggested that it was a seasonal harvest, pollution had impacted their habitats, they found it unappetizing, and some acknowledged the difficulty of recovering the meat.