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

<p>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.&nbsp; 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.</p>