Lost Kingdom of Tambora:
Research by URI's Haraldur Sigurdsson

View images and artifacts from the expedition

Tambora was the site of the largest volcanic eruption in history in 1815. Shown here, sulphuric gases rise from the crater of Mt. Tambora on the island of Sumbawa, Indonesia. University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography Professor Haraldur Sigurdsson located the first remnants of a Tamboran village under 10 feet of ash and has unearthed the first clues about its culture. URI Professor of Oceanography Steven Carey is photographed by Dr. Sigurdsson above the crater.

Quicktime view of images.

PRESS RELEASE February 27, 2006
URI volcanologist discovers lost kingdom of Tambora

Link to news coverage of this story

Here are links to images, video taken as part of
Dr. Haraldur Sigurdsson's
research on the Lost Kingdom of Tambora.

A slide presentation about the research expedition.