摘要：In 1982, we published a paper dealing with the morphology of the human innominate bones from the Pleistocene in Japan (ENDO and BABA, 1982). As a part of the results of our investigation, it was concluded that the Akashi innominate is morphologically very modern unlike other specimens and that it must be of a Holocene Sapiens. Recently, NAORA (1983) and YOSHIOKA (1983) criticized these conclusions from various viewpoints.However, as far as the morphological characteristics and their statistical treatments are concerned, we consider that their arguments are based on various misunderstandings and that nothing can alter the above conclusions.We believe, as WEIDENREICH (1943) maintained, that we should not discuss the problems on geology and prehistory, because we are not specialized in these sciences.
