american archaeologist david mcmahon is exploring the remains of russian legacy on alaska. these are. they would have been used by employees of the russian american company. for this is one of the most important finds of his career some of the objects were found at the site of the first russian others on the ocean floor so. this is. frames this together with. david mcmahon raised many remains of the russian ship kodiak from the depths of the ocean the ship belonging to the russian american company sank near the shores of kodiak island in eight hundred sixty i strayed was very lucrative because the gold miners in california needed for their drinks so even if. they would still make a good profit the ship was leaving and it hit a rock everyone got off the ship but because of the ice on board the ship stayed afloat for several days before finally sank. the archaeologist twenty five meters deep to explore the remains of the ship the kodiak was one of a dozen ships keeping the lines of communication with open similar ships regularly sailed the length of the north pacific many saw