Data for: Have humans living within the Greater Cape Floristic Region been using the same plant species through time?

archaeological_data: A summary of all the botanical remains found within archaeological sites primarily within the
Greater Cape Floristic Region (GCFR). Three sites, situated close to the GCFR were also included. The data
information include: old botanical name, updated name of the plant species if it has changed (this was done in 2017),
type of material that was found (e.g. charcoal sample), the age of the archaeological layer in which it was found (e.g.
15,000 BC) and what the authors thought it was used for. The range of material dates from 0 to 80 000 BC. It also
includes the name of the archaeological site, what part of the GCFR it falls in, and the name of the study in which it
was published.

contemporary_data: A summary of all written accounts of plant species that are mentioned to have a specific
use for humans. It covers the last 400 years to date. The information includes the old botanical name, the current
botanical name (2017), the use category (e.g. medicinal or edible), the part of the plant that is used (e.g. leaves or
roots), what it is used for (e.g. headaches or for making beer), how it is prepared (e.g. cooked in coals). It includes the
reference source in which it was published and in what part of the GCFR it occurs.

考古数据：对在广义开普植物群落区（GCFR）及其邻近地区考古遗址中发现的所有植物遗存的综合概述。包括三个位于GCFR附近的遗址。数据信息涵盖：原始植物学名、如已变更的植物种类的更新名称（此变更于2017年完成）、所发现材料类型（例如炭样本）、该考古层位的年代（例如公元前15000年）以及作者认为其用途。材料年代跨度从公元前0年至公元前80000年。此外，还包括考古遗址名称、其所属的GCFR区域以及该研究发表的名称。

当代数据：对提及具有特定人类用途的植物物种的所有文献记载的综合概述。涵盖过去400年至今。信息包括原始植物学名、当前植物学名（2017年）、用途类别（例如药用或食用）、植物被使用部分（例如叶片或根）、用途（例如治疗头痛或用于酿造啤酒）、制备方法（例如在炭火上烹饪）。包括其发表的参考文献来源以及其在GCFR中的发生区域。