The Published (to date October 2017) Archaeobotanical Data from the Indus Civilisation, South Asia, c.3200-1500BC

This database represents the published archaeobotanical data from the Indus Civilisation (c.3200-1500BC) up to October 2017. The dataset represents a systematic collation of all primary published macrobotanical data, regardless of their designation as economically valuable plant or wild species. The database comprises of 63 sites and 339 ‘taxa’ (including less confidently identified elements such as ‘charred seed’). Data is presented as presence/absence due to different sampling, quantification and data presentation practices.