&gt; 1) please say that exists
The term &#x27;software archaeology&#x27; has been used for a while<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Software_archaeology" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Software_archaeology</a><p>And the wiki page suggests there are some consultants in the field.<p>Many programmers trying to understand open source projects will dabble a bit in this.