A gigantic grave has been found, containing the corpses of very tall and powerful people, who were buried about 5,000 years ago.
Scientists working to dig in Jiaojia village near Jinan City in eastern Shandong province, found the answer.
They say that many of the men buried there are about 5 feet and 1 inch and 6 by 3 inches.
Although not too high by modern western standards, but people are like giants in China 5,000 years ago.
Archaeologists believe that the people who live in the village have abundant and rich food. Conditions that support stature.
Fang Hui, headmaster and cultural historian of Shandong University, said that millet is the main crop and people also raise pigs.
"Agriculture at that time is progressing, people have diverse and rich food sources so that their bodies change," he said.
Higher men are found in larger graves, probably because such people have high status and are able to get better food.
Shandong locals believe, height is one of their characteristics.
Confucius, who lived between the years 551-479 BC and the natives of the area, is about 6 feet 3 inches tall.
Official statistics support the claim. By 2015, the average high 18-year-old male in Shandong has a height of 5 feet 9inci, compared to the national average of 5 feet 8 inches.
Archaeologists began digging the ruins of 104 houses, 205 graves and 20 sacrificial holes in Jiaojia village last year.
The legacy comes from Longshan Culture, the late Neolithic civilization in the middle and lower of the Yellow River, named after Longshan Mountain in Zhangqiu.
The ruins of houses in the area indicate that the people there are comfortable enough, with separate bedrooms and kitchens.
"Colored pottery and jade articles are also found," said Wang Fen, head of the excavation team Jiaojia.
The region is believed to be the political, economic and cultural center of northern Shandong 5,000 years ago. The range of Jiaojia sites has been enlarged from the initial 240,000 square meters to 1 square kilometer. Currently, only 2,000 square meters have been excavated.
"Further study and excavation of this site is very beneficial to our understanding of cultural origins in eastern China," said Zhou Xiaobo, Shandong cultural bureau's deputy head of cultural heritage.
