According to historian Mohd Fuad, he discovered some exposed bone fragments in the above cave while searching for new archaeological relics authorized by the Malacca State Government. This finding may be evidence to support the claim that the first people to settle in Malacca, including during the Malay Kingdom, had very large body sizes.
He said that based on the size of the skull and the length of the bone fragments discovered above, it can be confirmed that this skeleton belongs to a person with a height of 3-5 meters.
The length of the skeleton also matches the size of the large tombs of King Ariffin and his seven warrior brothers in Pulau Besar in Johor state, Malaysia. These tombs have not yet been excavated, so the story of the giants remains a mystery. Research on the above finding may help clarify this issue.
In addition, historian Mohd Fuad also found two unusually large tombs located about 1.2 km from the above cave. These two tombs are 5m long and 0.5m wide located about 20 meters apart. However, he has not yet conducted excavations. Instead, he reported back to the authorities.
Previously, Malaysia also discovered a number of other giant tombs at Pulau Besar, believed to be the resting place of Muslim leaders from Yemen, Saudi Arabia, India and Java, who came to Malacca to preach. during the early days of the Malacca Kingdom.
According to Chairman of the Malaysian Historical and Patriotic Research Association Dr. Mohd Jamil Mukmin, these graves are much larger than normal. The reason may be because the body size of the people buried below is too large, or they are simply buried in large tombs to honor their contributions to the spread of Islam to the world. gender.
Mr. Mohd Jamil added that Pulau Upeh was once the base of Javanese religious leaders, who came to the port of Malacca to open classes on Islam for local people and merchants since the 15th century. , while the giant tombs at Pulau Besar are mainly burial places for religious leaders from Yemen.