This May Be the Face of a Pictish Chieftain Who Was Brutall

This May Be the Face of a Pictish Chieftain Who Was Brutally Murdered 1,400 Years Ago
By Laura Geggel, Associate Editor | July 24, 2019 06:53am ET MORE

This May Be the Face of a Pictish Chieftain Who Was Brutally Murdered 1,400 Years Ago
The digitally recreated face of the Pictish man.
Credit: Christopher Rynn/University of Dundee

A Pictish man with a rugged face who was brutally murdered 1,400 years ago may have been royalty, new research finds.

After his murder, the approximately 30-year-old man's remains sat undisturbed in a cave on the Black Isle of the Scottish Highlands for more than a millennia. Archaeologists found the man's skeleton in a strange position; rocks pinned down his arms and legs, his skull was fractured, and his legs were crossed. Forensic artists published a virtual reconstruction of his face in 2017, catapulting him into internet fame.

Now, a new analysis indicates that this fellow, known as Rosemarkie Man, was likely a prominent person in his community, perhaps a member of royalty or a chieftain, according to news sources.

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