Um... I made an account just so I could post about how important bones are in the early game, and why I failed so hard
Whenever night came, I followed what most did and holed up inside, sifting dust. When it was day, I quickly went out side, dodged creepers and spiders (a wall of dust over the front porch helped), and tried to gather stuff. While I found that I managed to find some mob drops, I was unable to find any bones. I know there definitely were some skeletons outside, but they left no bones. Do you know what could have caused this?