Archaeobotanical data from the Italian peninsula in the 1st millennium CE

This dataset contains raw counts of archaeobotanical (macro-)remains from archaeological sites located in mainland Italy, dating from the 1st century BCE to the 11th century CE. The 195 carpological assemblages have been collected from various published sources and reports and stored in a database with the relevant contextual and geographical metadata. This data may be used for statistical assessment of spatial and temporal differences in dietary patterns, agrarian strategies and crop distribution in the Italian peninsula between the Roman imperial period and the early medieval age. Relevant files: Bot_Dataset.csv – The dataset containing the archaeobotanical raw data and the contextual information for each assemblage. Bibliography.csv – Full bibliographic references, with `site_code` and `Short_Reference` fields to allow joins with `Bot_Dataset.csv` if needed. Dictionary.csv (also provided in .xslx and .pdf formats) – Collection of names, types, and definitions of the elements in `Bot_Dataset.csv`.