Barabati Fort is located in Cuttack City and in the delta of the Mahanadi river. The excavation carried out at the north eastern part of Barabati Fort complex brought to light a 4.30 mtrs thick deposit assignable to circa fourteenth-seventeenth century AD was marked by two structural phases. The structures were made of laterite, khodalite and coarse sandstone set in mud/lime mortar. Sporadic traces of plaster made of lime, kankars and shells were also noticed on the surface of the walls. The important antiquity finds include a seated Goddess, Gandharva, lion-head; lamp fragment, balls and pot fragments of stone; sling balls, fragments of animal figurines of terracotta and axe and a stylus made of iron. The pottery finds comprised storage jars, spouted vessels, lamp, pot stands, knobbed lids, miniature pots, dishes and bowls, the final portion of a hukkah and pieces of Chinese porcelain.