Archaeobotanical Data from Serdica: Flotation Samples Retrieved from 35 Ekzarh Yosif Str, Sofia, Bulgaria (2019–2020)

This paper reports, in two Comma-Separated Values (.CSV) spreadsheets, the primary archaeobotanical (carpological) dataset resulting from two consecutive development-led excavation campaigns (2019 and 2020), conducted by the Regional History Museum of Sofia at the grounds of 35 Ekzarh Yosif Str., Sofia, Bulgaria. The plant material was recovered from sedimentary flotation samples of the ancient town of Serdica and is dated to the Late Roman and Late Antiquity periods. The samples originate from both inner and outer areas of the town. All specimens in each sample were identified following established protocols and are stored in the premises of the Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. The dataset can be reused by archaeologists, archaeobotanists and environmental archaeologists, specialising in the periods and regions of interest and beyond. Notably, it adds to the corpus of the very scarce archaeobotanical data currently available from the area and period and contributes to the ongoing research on past plant subsistence and economic strategies of South-east Europe.