The rocky island of Mikros Anthropofas in the island complex of Fourni has come in the last few days in the front line of current affairs and at the heart of Turkish provocations.

The remains of eight shipwrecks from periods spanning the Classical ancient Greece to the first half of the 20th century were discovered in an underwater exploration conducted by the Ephorate of Underwater Antiquities in the Fournoi archipelago in the Aegean, on June 9-29.

The number of shipwrecks found around the Greek island complex of Fournoi comes to 45 after a second archaeological research mission uncovered and documented 23 more wrecks during June 8-July 2, the culture ministry said this week.