Pure unfounded speculation...
“Examining the placement and angle of the wounds to the skull, the researchers found evidence that suggested the young man had been struck first on the front, top part of his head by a weapon, likely a sword as he faced his attacker. The wound was not deep, suggesting the victim had used a shield to deflect the blow. Then it appears he turned and began to run away.
But he was not able to escape and was hit on the head again, this time from behind, near his ear and then again on the back of the neck. Such blows appeared to have had enough force to knock the young man to the ground, perhaps making him unconscious. One more blow came, this one to the top, back part of the head. Its depth suggested that the young man was no longer attempting to ward off his attacker and that the attacker was intent on killing his victim. The last blow would also have meant nearly instant death.”
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OR it could mean he got jumped by two or more guys in a crowded swirling fight. Or his friend behind him hit him while swinging at anther enemy. Or something else entirely. They are just guessing, starting with an assumption that he was fighting one and only one guy.
I lend much more credence to the folks who’ve actually examined the skull.
Welcome to anthropology, the “science” of unfounded speculation... ha ha. When I took an anthropology I made this point to our rather renowned (on History channel all the time) professor... “Three bear skulls in a cave doesn’t prove these people had a religion and social infrastructure based on the bear, that is pure speculation, it could just mean that three bears died in a cave, or that people thought bear skulls made cool decorations”