Excavation on site in Jiaojia village, China's Shandong province began in 2016
The site is considered to be some 5,000 years old
Archaeologists found men measuring five foot 11 inches tall
It's thought that the taller men in bigger graves were of a higher status
The discovery of the 'unusually tall and strong' people was made in Jiaojia village close to Jinan in eastern China.
The men measured from five foot 11 inches to six foot three inches which would have been considered extremely tall 5,000 years ago, reports the People's Daily Online.
Archaeologists began excavating the ruins of 104 houses, 205 graves and 20 sacrificial pits at the village in Shandong province in 2016.
The relics are from a late Neolithic civilisation located near the lower reaches of the Yellow River.
It's thought that the taller men, found in the larger tombs were of a high status. Their height is thought to be down to their ability to acquire better food.
Shandong locals are widely considered to be among the tallest in China. This is backed up by official statistics. In 2015, the average height of men aged 18 in Shandong was 5.75 feet compared with a national average of 5.64 feet.
People lived comfortable lives in the village with some containing jade articles and colourful pottery.
Archaeologists found damage to the head and the leg bones of some of the bodies which is thought to have been caused by power struggles among high-ranking people.
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