Tambora is a lost village and culture on Sumbawa Island buried by volcanic ash and pyroclastic flows from the massive 1815 eruption of Mount Tambora . The village had about 10,000 residents . Scientists unearthing the site have discovered ceramic pots , bronze bowls , glass bottles , and homes and villagers buried by ash in a manner similar to that of Pompeii . The language of the culture was wiped out . The language appears to have been an isolate , the last survivor of the pre-Austronesian languages of central Indonesia . The village was visited by western explorers shortly before its demise . It is believed to have traded with Indochina , as Tambora pottery resembles that found in Vietnam
1815 eruption
1815 eruption of Mount Tambora
Tambora culture