Beni Hassan has yielded images of animals hardly ever seen in Egyptian art, such as bats, pigs, and an incredibly rare image of a pelican.

The Beni Hasan necropolis sits on the eastern banks of the Nile in what used to be known as Middle Egypt. Today, the site is located about 150 miles south of Cairo.

There are artifacts more than 4,500 years old detailing the double-leg takedown. Wrestling scenes decorate the tombs at Beni Hasan in Egypt. It’s been the sport of the Romans, Greeks, the Bible ...

The ancient Egyptians were playing a form of field hockey as early as the 21st century B.C., if a mural on a tomb at Beni Hasan, a Middle Kingdom burial site about 120 miles south of Cairo, is ...

Beni Hassan is an ancient Egyptian necropolis located approximately 20 kilometres to the south of Minya. It includes 39 rock-hewn tombs, some of which belong to the Old Kingdom, but the majority ...

More evidence was found in the tombs at Beni Hasan, a small village on the east bank of the Nile, south of el-Minya. Scenes depict groups of girls juggling two or three balls and playing catch ...

Books Received Published: 21 December 1893 The Tombs at Beni Hasan Nature 49, 169–170 (1893) Cite this article ...

Beni Hassan, used in the Middle Kingdom period (2050 and 1710 BC), is known for its exceptional artwork. Previously we’ve unearthed some odd things there, like a mongoose being led on a leash.

Nevine El-Aref , Sunday 17 Oct 2021 The second phase of the development of the visitors’ services at the Beni Hassan archaeological site in Minya has been completed in collaboration between the ...

Beni Hassan Beni Hassan as it appears today. (Image credit: Olaf Tausch, CC Attribution 3.0 Unported) The drawings recorded in the tombs include numerous depictions of creatures, particularly birds.