Anthropologists at the University of Wyoming say they are able to explain much about the life of an Indian woman who lived in the 1800s just by examining her bones.

The woman was discovered in a grave near an interstate. Researchers say she was between 52 and 59 years old when she died and probably had one or two children, judging by the shape of her pelvis.

The woman's teeth show she ate a traditional Plains diet that degraded her teeth. But other signs point to a marriage later in life to a non-Indian. Researchers say her teeth weren't as worn down because she adopted a softer diet. A ring on her finger was probably of British origin, they say.

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Scientific storytelling: Recovered bones tell tale of Indian woman's life (AP 3/24)