Adatok a dunai hajómalmok régészetéhez
Data for the archeology of Danube shipmills

Summary/Abstract: The study focuses on the ship remains associated with ship mills in the Middle Danube Basin. The earliest finds associated with ship mills date back to the second to third decade of the 14th century and are well matched with the written sources. The extended monoxyl technique can be observed in the construction of mill ships up to the early 19th century, which on the one hand indicates continuity in medieval and modern Hungarian shipbuilding, and on the other hand is an anachronistic technological solution in the light of the development of European (inland water) shipbuilding, which can be explained by the practicality and the availability of high-quality, large oak logs. For the first time, an artificial ship mill winter storage and repairing basin has been surveyed, and further research into this type of deposit promises significant results, especially in the newly defined “multipurpose special water areas”.

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