Alongside similar remains found in Cioclovina Cave (from c. 29,000 BP), they are among the most ancient early modern humans in Romanian prehistory.

Despite the tall cranial vault, the occipital bone forms a distinct dome, a trait normally associated with Neanderthals.

This mosaic of features mirrors that seen in the Peștera cu Oase find, indicating possible Neanderthal admixture or generally robust (archaic) traits (or both).

[3][4] In a 2016 study, researchers extracted DNA from two upper molars from one of the three individuals, Peștera Muierii 1 (35,000 BP), and confirmed that the individual was a fully modern human; mtDNA analysis shows that Peștera Muierii 1 comes from a previously unknown basal mtDNA Haplogroup U6* lineage.

[3] A full genome study conducted on the remains in 2021 revealed that the Peștera Muierii woman is related to modern Europeans, but not a direct ancestor.