Pamatan is the name of an undiscovered city on Lombok Island in Indonesia and the capital of the Lombok kingdom. The city was destroyed by the 1257 Samalas eruption[1] and while the royal family and its king reportedly survived, the city disappeared from history;[2] if it were to be rediscovered it might become a "Pompeii of the East" and offer clues on how societies respond to volcanic catastrophes.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Belizal, Edouard de; Hadmoko, Danang Sri; Hajdas, Irka; Wassmer, Patrick; Pratomo, Indyo; Vidal, Céline M.; Stoffel, Markus; Oppenheimer, Clive; Lahitte, Pierre; Robert, Vincent; Guillet, Sébastien; Komorowski, Jean-Christophe; Degeai, Jean-Philippe; Lavigne, Franck (15 October 2013). "Source of the great A.D. 1257 mystery eruption unveiled, Samalas volcano, Rinjani Volcanic Complex, Indonesia". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 110 (42): 16742–16747. doi:10.1073/pnas.1307520110. ISSN 0027-8424. PMC 3801080. PMID 24082132.
  2. ↑ Hamilton, Garry (October 2013). "Mystery blast: The lost volcano that changed the world". New Scientist. 220 (2939): 41. doi:10.1016/S0262-4079(13)62487-2.
  3. ↑ Belizal, Edouard de; Hadmoko, Danang Sri; Hajdas, Irka; Wassmer, Patrick; Pratomo, Indyo; Vidal, Céline M.; Stoffel, Markus; Oppenheimer, Clive; Lahitte, Pierre; Robert, Vincent; Guillet, Sébastien; Komorowski, Jean-Christophe; Degeai, Jean-Philippe; Lavigne, Franck (15 October 2013). "Source of the great A.D. 1257 mystery eruption unveiled, Samalas volcano, Rinjani Volcanic Complex, Indonesia". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 110 (42): 16742–16747. doi:10.1073/pnas.1307520110. ISSN 0027-8424. PMC 3801080. PMID 24082132.
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