A skeleton of a man who was a victim of the Santorini volcano -- and his dog -- were found this week by archaeologists in Turkey.

other Greek island complexes have started stealing the spotlight in recent years. The Dodecanese islands are a group of islands in the Aegean Sea, just off the southwestern coast of Turkey.

Look at a map of Greece and the surrounding islands and sea. Explain that pupils will learn about a famous journey from Troy (believed to have been on the north west coast of Turkey) to Ithaca ...