Thanks for the information. We are interested in knowing at what level the information exists and is available, for all kinds of archaeological plant remains - assemblage, cultural, and dietary included. The Neotoma db appears to be the kind of resource we were wondering about. It looks as if they eventually intend to have this data on their website.
You coud enquire from the evolutionary Institute at the University of the Witwatersrand South Africa and such places as the Smithsonian Institute and Florida Museum of Natural history.
The Museum of Natural History in France has a very nice looking database that includes plant and animal remains found at archaeological sites. Searching is by species or site.
Dishes and storage equipment at archeological sites can contains remains of starch. This allows you to identify the staple crops used at that site. See the following link for an expert system on identification of starch: https://www.wageningenur.nl/en/show/Determinator-Starch-module.htm .
Hi yes, I am part of the Neotoma working group and we are planning to start developing the archaeobotanical component, mirroring the one already in place for plant macroremains (paleobotanical) as well as the faunal compoent, which now encompasses the original Faunmap. We are meeting in a couple of weeks to hone the final components to add the packrat midden database. If any of you would be interested to join me as part of the working group/team to develop and integrate the archaeobotany, please let me know. This will begin with the North American and Caribbean records, but we very much want ultimately to encompass South/Central American, European, and other records, just as has been the case with pollen and some of the other data sets. I can be reached at [email protected] if you would like to contact me for more information and such. Best, Lee