Artefacts suggest that the site was continuously inhabited and flourished through the Shunga-Kushana period, onwards through the Gupta period and finally into the Pala-Sena period. Archaeological studies suggest that Chandraketugarh was an important town and a port city. It had a high encircling wall complete with a rampart and moat.
Archaeological evidence suggests that Chandraketugarh was a significant town and port city throughout its history, from the Shunga-Kushana period to the Pala-Sena period. It had a substantial wall encompassing it with a rampart and moat.