Minatogawa Man

The Minatogawa man or Minatogawa specimens are the prehistoric population of Okinawa, Japan, represented by four skeletons, two male and two female, and some isolated bones dated between 20,000 and 22,000 years BCE. They are among the oldest skeletons of hominins yet discovered in Japan.[1][2][3][4][5]

A reconstructed model of the Minatogawa Man at the Okinawa Prefectural Museum.
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  3. ^ Hisashi Suzuki; Kazuro Hanthara; et al. (1982). "The Minatogawa Man - The Upper Pleistocene Man from the Island of Okinawa". Bulletin of the University Museum. 19. University of Tokyo.
  4. ^ Haruto Kodera (2006). "Inconsistency of the maxilla and mandible in the Minatogawa Man No. 1 hominid fossil evaluated from dental occlusion". Anatomical Science International. 81 (1): 57–61. doi:10.1111/j.1447-073X.2006.00127.x. PMID 16526598. S2CID 24353976. Archived from the original on 2013-01-05.
  5. ^ Yousuke Kaifu (2007). "The cranium and mandible of Minatogawa 1 belong to the same individual: a response to recent claims to the contrary". Anthropological Science. 115 (2): 159–162. doi:10.1537/ase.061208.

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