Bones belonging to a hominin named "Peking Man" were found in 1923 in a cave near the village of Zhoukoudian, near Beijing. Japan invaded China in 1937 and attempted to ship the fossils to the United States in 1941, before the attack on Pearl Harbor. The attempt failed, and the location of the fossils remains unknown. One theory is that they were sunk while on board a ship, while another purports that they are buried somewhere in China. While it appears unlikely that the fossils will be found, recent excavations of the caves near Zhoukoudian are turning up new tools related to Peking Man.
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