Minatogawa humans resemble Peking Man and are ancestors of modern Okinawans.
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Yamashita Dojin fossils are 32,000-year-old remains of an 8-year-old girl from Okinawa cave. Minatogawa site yielded 17,000-year-old complete skeletons of 7 Stone Age humans plus deer and boar bones. Minatogawa finds are Asia's first complete Paleolithic human skeletons with skulls, feet, and hands. Minatogawa humans morphologically similar to Peking Man and Luijiang human from China. Minatogawa humans believed to be direct ancestors of today's Okinawans. Few Stone Age tools found at Minatogawa sites. Lifestyle of Minatogawa humans completely unknown.
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