Delia Pemberton


Delia Pemberton is an author and lecturer in Egyptology, formerly with the British Museum and Birkbeck College, University of London, UK. Best known for her work in museum education, she has published a number of popular works on ancient Egypt and related topics for both adults and children.

Partial bibliography

Books and articles for adults

City Guide: Cairo and Luxor, Collins Travellers' series, HarperCollins, 1991Travellers' Architectural Guides: Ancient Egypt, Viking Penguin /Chronicle, 1992The British Museum Pocket Treasury, British Museum Press, 1996

Books and articles for children

British Museum Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Ancient Egypt, British Museum Press, 1999Egyptian Mummies: People from the Past, British Museum Press, 2001The Pyramid Activity Book, British Museum Press, 2003My Egyptian Mummy File, British Museum Press, 2003The Mammoth Prehistoric Activity Book, British Museum Press, 2004
  • 'Talking Pictures: Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphics' in Young Archaeologist 122, Winter 2004The British Museum Illustrated Atlas of Egypt, British Museum Press, 2005