It seems that the first assault on Rosemarkie Man was made to the right side of his mouth, where his teeth were smashed at the front as a result of being struck hard by some projectile, perhaps a spear or a lance or pole of some kind: it made a relatively neat and tidy entry and didn’t penetrate all the way through to his vertebral column or appear to cause any further damage. He had definitely been alive when this occurred as the crown of one of his teeth was found in his chest cavity – in all likelihood he inhaled it after the impact.
