Buried approximately 3,800 years ago, she has European and Siberian genes[1][2] and has white skin and red hair.

[3] They named her the Princess of Xiaohe due to her state of preservation and beauty, not her social status; there is no reason to believe she was any more important than the other mummies buried in the complex.

[4] Archeologists attribute this to the dry, salty conditions in the desert and tightly sealed coffins, which were wrapped in cowhide before being buried.

Her body was not embalmed before death, but mummified naturally due to the climate and burial method.

[5] The Princess has brown reddish hair and long eyelashes, with some facial features more similar to Ancient North Eurasians than modern people of the region she was found in, such as high cheekbones.

[8][9] Her entire body and boots were also coated in a white substance, likely also a dairy product but so far of unknown origin.