River archaeology is consisting of underwater research of the rivers themselves, and
also the archaeology of the valleys/floodplains with special interest in humanenvironmental
interactions (reconstructing space, environment, economy and society
on the basis of the material culture and traces of human impacts). As historical
hydrology is occupying similar questions from the hydrologist’s point of view, the
combination of different approaches offers fruitful cooperation for both disciplines.
The paper presents the type, nature and problems of archaeological record through
recent work in the Drava river basin
