VAN Six new inscriptions have been discovered at the remains of an ancient grid-planned city in the eastern province of Van , where excavations have also revealed oval-shaped bastions and drainage channels once used to discharge water from the city walls. Archaeological work continues at Zernaki Tepe , a 270-hectare site located in the Yukarı Işıklı neighborhood of Erciş, under the permission of the Culture and Tourism Ministry. The excavation team is led by the Van Museum Directorate with