A dataset of archaeobotanical macroremains (staple crops) during the Neolithic and Bronze Ages in northern China

Dataset of archaeobotanical macroremains includes a total of 538 flotation results from 381 sites with millets excavated during the Neolithic and Bronze Ages in northern China. Two steps of screening have been applied to eliminate inapplicable sites. The dataset only consisted of staple crops according to traditional Chinese agriculture: foxtail millet (Setaria italica), broomcorn millet (<em>Panicum miliaceum</em>), rice (<em>Oryza sativa</em>), wheat and barley (<em>Triticum aestivum</em> and <em>Hordeum vulgare</em>), and soybean (<em>Glycine max</em>). Informations of absolute counts and weights of staple crops, percentage of counts and weights for each site together with their locations and ages were assembled.