The perp.
Posted on 03/01/2006 2:16:48 PM PST by uglybiker
Feb. 28, 2006 — A Pompeii of the East has emerged from 10 feet of pumice and ash on the Indonesian island of Sumbawa, according to a U.S. volcanologist who has discovered what appear to be the remnants of the lost kingdom of Tambora.
Wiped out in 1815 by the largest volcanic eruption in human history, the tiny kingdom is known only from a few reports from the Dutch and British colonial governments that ruled the East Indies in the 18th and early 19th centuries.
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Like Pompeii, frozen in time by Mount Vesuvius's eruption in Italy in 79 A.D., the kingdom of Tambora has been lying undisturbed under volcanic debris and ash for centuries.
"All the people, their houses and culture are still encapsulated there as they were in 1815," Sigurdsson said.
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GGG ping.
The perp.
There are other histories? If they are written in English I'd like to read some.
Well, there's about 4 billion years of history before humans.
Ah, so that's where I lost it, but some punk spray painted it red.
And "human history" begins in _____? Fill in the blank.
It might have killed all but 4 people, but what about those 2 white sheep on the right of the pretty blue hole?
Well, you've got history during the existence of humans, and then you have "recorded history" which is history since the beginning of writing.
The wording of the article probably should have been "recorded history"...Tambora is the largest volcanic eruption during that time period. It's not the largest eruption in human history.
Isn't that near the Isle of Lucy?
Actually, they're two sheepherders from Wyoming. They're making a movie.
Mmmm... lamb chops.
Dog History....started with the bone
Must be some big-ass sheep, that pretty blue hole is 4 miles wide.
Oh, probably the last time I ate. [burp]
It used to cost a dime to see the Queen of Tambora when I was a kid.
I always ran when the cage door sprang open.
Looks like they found the gum that the kid stuck onto the $1.5 mil painting.
"All the people, their houses and culture are still encapsulated there as they were in 1815," Sigurdsson said.
So, I gather a century is less than 100 years? Or, I've been asleep for a long time and it's really 2016 AD now....
I hate to be critical, but when the authors are supposed to be smarty-pants I expect a little accuracy. It's an interesting story anyway. Thanks for posting it.
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