THE old man halted as he stepped on a piece of dry land, his face reddened by the sun. Heres the site, said Sulaiman who took Tempo to the location of the excavation. Sulaiman spoke with confidence. The place was no different from many trenches found in the village. Nothing special. The site didnt indicate the location of a kingdom at all. No remains of any artifact.

Thats what Tempo found at the foot of Mt. Tambora at the end of last February aft