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Archaeology (Social Sciences, Kindle eBooks): Amazon KDP category data
Amazon Kindle eBooks Best Sellers data for Archaeology (Social Sciences, Kindle eBooks), updated Nov 3, 2026: median price $10.99, median 237 reviews, average rating 4.4 and a KDPTop opportunity score of 24/100 (highly competitive).
| Price range (middle 50%) | $2.99 – $14.93 |
|---|---|
| Average rating | 4.4 |
| New releases (90 days) | 3% |
| Books on the list | 100 |
| Store | Kindle eBooks |
What stands out
- Its median reviews are 15% of the parent category Social Sciences (1,597), one of the easier corners under it.
- Only 3% of its best sellers are under 90 days old, fewer than in 88% of Kindle eBooks categories: established titles hold the list.
- At $10.99 its median price beats 90% of Kindle eBooks categories, leaving more margin per copy.
Top 10 Archaeology best sellers
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Assyria: The Rise and Fall of the World's First Empire
by Eckart Frahm
- List rank#1
- Price$17.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews577
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The Lost Voices of Pompeii: Life and Death on Pompeii's Final Day – An Immersive Ancient History of Roman Culture
by Dr. Jess Venner
- List rank#2
- Price$2.99
- Rating4.6
- Reviews158
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1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization Collapsed: Revised and Updated (Turning Points in Ancient History Book 6)
by Eric H. Cline
- List rank#3
- Price$9.18
- Rating4.3
- Reviews3,185
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The Horse, the Wheel, and Language: How Bronze-Age Riders from the Eurasian Steppes Shaped the Modern World
by David W. Anthony
- List rank#4
- Price$2.51
- Rating4.4
- Reviews1,235
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Sound Tracks: An Archaeological Journey Through Our Musical Past
by Graeme Lawson
- List rank#5
- Price$14.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews21
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The Lost City of the Monkey God: A True Story
- List rank#6
- Price$11.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews17,790
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Red Land, Black Land: Daily Life in Ancient Egypt
by Barbara Mertz
- List rank#7
- Price$3.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews349
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A Pocket History of Human Evolution: How We Became Sapiens
by Silvana Condemi
- List rank#8
- Price$15.07
- Rating4.5
- Reviews352
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The Rise and Fall of Ancient Egypt
by Toby A. H. Wilkinson
- List rank#9
- Price$12.99
- Rating4.5
- Reviews1,891
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The Sumerians: Their History, Culture, and Character (Phoenix Books)
by Samuel Noah Kramer
- List rank#10
- Price$18.99
- Rating4.3
- Reviews487
FAQ
Is Archaeology a good niche for Amazon KDP?
Its KDPTop opportunity score is 24/100, which makes it highly competitive. The median best seller has 237 reviews and sells for $10.99.
How many reviews do you need to rank in Archaeology?
The median best seller has 237 reviews, and 26% of them have fewer than 100.
What do Archaeology best sellers cost?
The median price is $10.99; half of the best sellers are priced between $2.99 and $14.93.
Can new books break into Archaeology?
3% of the current best sellers were released in the last 90 days.
About this data
Data comes from KDPTop's daily crawl of Amazon's public Best Sellers pages; medians use the latest list. The opportunity score (0–100, higher is easier to enter) combines the review barrier, the share of low-review books, list turnover, new-release share and price.