They determined her race by measuring her skull on her first autopsy. They thought she was a white women. This race by skull science has been around for 100s of years. It was a technique first made by racist to classify races around the world. Somalis and other horn Africans during the 19th century were considered Caucasian because of their skull shape. They also did this to the tutsi. They convinced them that they were Caucasian, and other tribes are Negroid. This sadly lead to tensions, and later to their genocide. That is why race by skull science is stupid.