# The Cost of Sustainability: Archaeology and Maritime Dispossession in the Eastern Mediterranean

The Cost of Sustainability: Archaeology and Maritime Dispossession in the Eastern Mediterranean at Birkbeck College, Wednesday 11 November 2026, 18:00.

- Venue: Birkbeck College, WC1E 7HX London
- With: Georgia Andreou, Kristin Hopper
- Get tickets: https://www.bbk.ac.uk/booking/event/64077
- Go to page: https://www.bbk.ac.uk/events/event/64077/the-cost-of-sustainability-archaeology-and-maritime-dispossession-in-the-eastern-mediterranean

A public talk titled 'The Cost of Sustainability: Archaeology and Maritime Dispossession in the Eastern Mediterranean', given by Georgia Andreou, a Lecturer in Archaeology and Sustainability at the University of Southampton, with Kristin Hopper of Durham University responding. It examines how pursuing heritage and environmental sustainability affects local communities in the Eastern Mediterranean, using maritime heritage examples from Gaza and Cyprus, where rubble-management plans and underwater heritage projects raise ethical, political and environmental questions. The talk is facilitated by the Carena Institute of Sustainable Archaeologies at Birkbeck in partnership with the Palestine Exploration Fund and the Raphael Samuel History Centre.

## Dates

- Wednesday 11 November 18:00 — Birkbeck College

Written by a model, sources: [bbk.ac.uk](https://www.bbk.ac.uk/events/event/64077/the-cost-of-sustainability-archaeology-and-maritime-dispossession-in-the-eastern-mediterranean)

## More like this

- Thursday 12 November, 17:30 2026 BRISMES Annual Lecture: Beyond Bearing Witness: Palestine, Knowledge Production and the Political Economy of the Future — SOAS University of London — Free — A public lecture, also streamed online, discussing what forms of knowledge and analysis are needed beyond documenting conditions in Palestine. — https://noky.io/en/london/events/2026-brismes-annual-lecture-beyond-bearing-witness-palestine-50444/
- Wednesday 11 November, 09:00 Conference - Maritime Histories from the Margins: People, Places, and Practices, 1500–Present — National Maritime Museum — £60 — A two-day interdisciplinary conference on maritime histories from around 1500 to the present. — https://noky.io/en/london/events/conference-maritime-histories-from-the-margins-people-places-37284/
- Tuesday 10 November, 18:00 The Built Environment — North Kensington Library — "The Built Environment" is a public talk on flooding, drought and saving trees, part of the "Our Eco Crisis" series at North Kensington Library. — https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-built-environment-37424/
- Monday 2 November, 16:00 Homelands research seminar series: Scraps into Delicacies — University of Westminster — A research seminar titled "Scraps into Delicacies: Sustainable and Cultural Food Practices of Diasporic Communities in London", part of the Homelands research … — https://noky.io/en/london/events/homelands-research-seminar-series-scraps-into-delicacies-39998/
- Thursday 12 November, 19:00 Vasilis Papageorgiou at Gasworks: In Conversation with Dr Marianna Tsionki — The Hellenic Centre — Free — An evening talk at The Hellenic Centre. Artist Vasilis Papageorgiou and curator Dr. — https://noky.io/en/london/events/vasilis-papageorgiou-at-gasworks-in-conversation-with-dr-mar-74935/
- Thursday 12 November, 14:30 The ecologies of the marginalised, everyday socio-environmental struggles in São Paulo’s peripheries — Development Planning Unit, UCL — Free — A talk in the DPU Dialogues in Development series about everyday socio-environmental struggles in the peripheries of São Paulo, at the intersection of housing … — https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-ecologies-of-the-marginalised-everyday-socio-environment-45822/
- Thursday 5 November, 18:30 Sustainability and behavioural change: a discussion — London School of Economics and Political Science — A public panel discussion on what a sustainable future requires, weighing incremental against transformative pathways and how large-scale pro-environmental … — https://noky.io/en/london/events/sustainability-and-behavioural-change-a-discussion-80744/
- Wednesday 11 November, 09:00 Conference - Maritime Histories from the Margins: People, Places, and Practices, 1500–Present — National Maritime Museum — £60 — A two-day interdisciplinary conference on marginalised maritime histories from around 1500 to the present. — https://noky.io/en/london/events/conference-maritime-histories-from-the-margins-people-places-39610/
- Tuesday 3 November, 19:00 The rise of the global shadow fleet and the geography of flags of convenience — Royal Geographical Society — £5–12 — A discussion evening about the hidden fleet of ships reshaping the world's oceans, held in the Ondaatje Theatre at the Royal Geographical Society. — https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-rise-of-the-global-shadow-fleet-and-the-geography-of-fla-41989/
- Thursday 5 November, 19:00 From the Bog to the Cloud: Dependency and Eco-Modernity in Ireland — maydayrooms — An evening of talks and a short film screening about technology, sustainability and Ireland. — https://noky.io/en/london/events/from-the-bog-to-the-cloud-dependency-and-eco-modernity-in-ir-70039/