In fact, not all terracotta warriors and horses are so tall, only some are. The common Qin Terracotta Warriors and Horses are about 1.7 meters, which is similar to the height of modern people. Moreover, people who are generally taller have been drafted into the army, and the Terracotta Warriors and Horses also represent a group of people who are taller in Qin State. Moreover, the Terracotta Warriors and Horses of Qin Dynasty were originally designed to protect the tomb of Qin Shihuang, and naturally they should be made into a heroic and tall image, so they are generally taller.
Moreover, in fact, due to the limited living standards at that time, the ancient people, not to mention soldiers, were ordinary people who simply didn't have enough to eat. If they don't have enough to eat, they are prone to malnutrition, so they are generally short. It's just that some children of dignitaries are fat in vain, but not all of them are tall.
There is no uniform standard for height, just like there are people who are more than two meters in modern times, but not all of them are so tall, and there are boys who are only one meter six, so this is not certain. It can only be unilaterally proved that there were tall people in ancient times, and it cannot be said that everyone was so tall. Moreover, ancient people had a lot of hair. Generally speaking, terracotta warriors and horses are combed into a bun. With so much hair piled on their heads, they will grow to be at least 3 to 5 centimeters tall or even more.
In fact, more than 3,000 Qin terracotta warriors and horses have been excavated in the archaeological exploration in Shaanxi, but the average height is only about 1.7 meters, so even if the terracotta warriors and horses of 1.85 are excavated, it does not mean that the ancients are taller than today. After all, there is no necessary connection between the two. Although there are many tall and handsome ancients recorded in ancient books, there are also short literati. For example, Liu Bei is only 1.77 meters, and Zhang Fei is 1.85 meters, which cannot be generalized.