They then notified Herrett Center for Arts and Science, who along with the workers uncovered and collected more bones, which were eroding from the base of an approximately 5 meters (16 ft) high exposure of sediment.
[3] Carbon and nitrogen isotope analysis of Buhla's bone collagen suggests that Buhl woman ate a diet high in meat, as well as anadromous fish like salmon.
However, the veracity of this date has been questioned, due to the collagen not undergoing ultrafiltration to remove contamination as is standard in modern radiocarbon dating, along with the significant proportion of fish in her diet possibly making the radiocarbon age artificially too old, meaning the skeleton may actually be younger than the calibrated age.
[2] The Buhl Woman was found on State land, not federal, so the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) did not apply.
In 1992, the remains and the artifacts were turned over to the Shoshone–Bannock of Fort Hall over the strenuous objections of many archaeologists, and despite the lack of evidence linking the woman with this tribe.