System Architecture Archaeology: In Practice — SAA Methodology Applied to a Known Artifact
Abstract
This paper presents a formal application of System Architecture Archaeology (SAA), a forensic framework for reconstructing lost institutional information systems from material artifacts. Using the Phaistos Disc as a case study, the paper demonstrates how empirically grounded metadata can be used to generate a plausible and falsifiable system-level interpretation of an undeciphered object without requiring linguistic decipherment.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Information Systems Theories and Implementation
Digital and Cyber Forensics
Systems Engineering Methodologies and Applications
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Publication date
- 5 January 2026
- Language
- EN
- Document type
- Preprint