It's known as industrial or scientific archaeology [1] and is a fascinating area of study. I found a good book on it, called 'Industrial Archaeology: Future Dir

It's known as industrial or scientific archaeology [1] and is a fascinating area of study. I found a good book on it, called 'Industrial Archaeology: Future Directions' [2] which most university libraries should have. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_archaeology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Industrial_archaeology [2] http://www.springer.com/gb/book/9780387226088 http://www.springer.com/gb/book/9780387226088