But it did not answer every question about who she was.

We do not know her name.

No written records of the Pazyryk survive, and even if they did, the Ice Maiden’s individual identity would not necessarily appear in them.

We do not know the specific cause of her death.

The evidence suggests serious illness — the osteomyelitis, the possible cancer — but the specific terminal event is not established.

We do not know her exact status within Pazyryk society.

The “elite” characterization is supported.