A popular theory among archeologists is that the ships were used for trade, as Hutovo Blato was purportedly a high-traffic trading port between the Illyrians and the Romans.
Popularna teorija među arheolozima je da su to bili trgovački brodovi, pošto se veruje da je Hutovo blato bilo veoma prometna luka preko koje se obavljala trgovina između Ilira i Rimljana.