Mr. B.B.Lal was the famous archaeologist who came to Odisha, did a survey and start excavation at the famous Sisupalgarh. Sisupalgarh was a city which flourished from 6th century BC to 5th century AD. Some antique and rare photos of the first excavation in the below thread.

Pic 1 : A general view showing the part part of western defences with the stream in foreground looking north-east. The stream was known as river Gandhavati and now as Gangua Nala.
Pic 2.: North-West corner with Gangua stream in the foreground.

Pic1: One of the smaller openings in western defences with the Lingraja Temple in the background.
Pic2: Habitation area, showing the blocks of two houses with a well in between them.
Pic3: Entrance door in the habitation area.
Pic4: Close view of the holes in the clay rampart

Pic 1and 2: Cutting across the defense showing a clay rampart
Pic 3: The western gateway, cart track in the passage way.
Pic 4 : Excavation below the sub soil water level with the help of pumping machine.

Pic 1: Air view of a part of western defence.
Pic 2: An excavated brick wall
Pic 3: Western gateway, steps leading to the top of southern gateway flank
Pic 4: Western gateway, part of the southern gateway flank, looking north east.

Pic 1: Western gateway showing the south east corner of the southern flank, showing laterite basement with super structure of brick.
Pic 2: Repairing the outer surface of southern flank
Pic 3: Western gateway
Pic 4: Entrance to the western gateway.

Pic 1: Baked plano-convex bricks in the ruins of super structure of the gateway.
Pic 2: Ring well in the habitation area
Pic 3: Rouletted ware
Pic 4: Decorated potteries

Pic 1: Knobbed ware
Pic 2: Incised and stamped pottery
Pic 3: Ear ornaments
See the varieties of ear ornaments. Those ancient people were really fashionable.

Pic 1: Gold coin of King Dharmadamadhara
Pic 2: Various coins which were made of lead and copper
Pic 3: Pottery coin moulds
Pic 4: Ivory spacing bead
**Historians must do some research on the King Dharmadamadhara

Pic 1: Clay bullae with animal figures
Pic 2: Clay bullae with human faces
Pic 3: The great 16 pillars

** All the pictures were from the report of Mr. B.B.Lal which he submitted to ASI. The report is available online. Interested readers can download it.