article_snippet.sent: But the reasons why the female - dubbed 'The Red Lady of El Mirón' - was buried in such an elaborate tomb, close to an area where a woman peers would have lived day-to-day, continues to baffle archaeologists.
article_snippet.sent: Haematite is not known why the Red Lady was painted in this way, and researchers   are unsure whether the Red Lady body or clothes were covered in the pigment.
article_snippet.sent: But the fact the Red Lady was buried within the living quarters of the Red Lady peers has led the anthropologists to suggest the Red Lady was instead a person of status or authority and was buried in such a way to oversee the Red Lady subjects.
article_snippet.sent: Could these be indicators of the presence of the woman buried behind the block?' said the researchers in their paper '"The Red Lady of El Mirón".
article_snippet.sent: the so-called 'Red Lady' body was interred at the rear of the cave (pictured) where the so-called 'Red Lady' peers would have lived and slept .
article_snippet.sent: It is not known why the so-called 'Red Lady' was painted, and researchers are unsure whether the so-called 'Red Lady' body or clothes were covered in the pigment.
article_snippet.sent: But, at the end of the day, we are left with a mystery: who was the “Red Lady” of El Mirón and why was the “Red Lady” of El Mirón given such special treatment after the “Red Lady” of El Mirón death?'