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That's a pretty common feature in Alastair Reynolds's works, though it's not always the primary focus.
The "Revelation Space" series of books features that trope pretty heavily, and it's also plot relevant. There's also the "Revenger" series where the main characters' job is to explore ruins from failed "turnover civilizations" and extract valuable loot to sell and fund their expeditions.
I feel like his novella ‘Diamond Dogs’ would fit the OPs request!
Seconding Revenger for Space Pirates.
Reynolds' Pushing Ice is centered around exploring alien structures.
I always forget about that one, but yes! Exploring alien structures is literally the premise of that novel.
The only other books Ive read from him are the Inhibitor cycle and medusa chronicles and while yes inhibitor cycle features archeaology I wasnt aware that he may have more of what Im looking for. Thanks