[2] The deposits in which this skull were found included elephant, rhinoceros, horse, and bovid fossil remains and came from the travertines belonging to the second half of the last (Eemian) interglacial period.

The remains' characteristics typical of early Neanderthals include the size of the brow ridges, the long and low brain case, and the strong chinless lower jaw.

He suggested that the frontal area of the remains showed evidence of being struck, which led to speculation that the subject was murdered.

In addition, he determined that the lack of a cranial base meant the skull had been opened for the purpose of extracting the brain.

[3] Based on the fusing of the Ehringsdorf H skull and small muscular traces on the bones, Weidenreich suggested the remains to be of a female of around 20–30 years old.