THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE DE FILIPPI EXPEDITION (1913–1914) TO THE GEOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE OF THE AKSAI CHIN REGION (WESTERN HIMALAYA)

IF 0.3 4区 哲学 Q4 GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Simone Fabbi, Jingeng Sha, Riccardo Cestari, Stefano Dominici
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Between the years 1913 to 1914 the De Filippi Expedition, led by the Italian explorer and mountaineer Filippo De Filippi (1869–1938), traversed the Himalayan Range from Kashmir to Baltistan and Xinjiang. Exploring mostly unknown territories, traveling more than 2000 kilometers, and equipped with advanced instruments for geodetic and meteorological measurements, the expedition members surveyed, mapped and collected rocks and fossils including from the remote Aksai Chin region. After almost two years, the expedition returned to Italy, however, publication of the findings was delayed due to the outbreak of the First World War. The fossil material and syntheses of the geology and stratigraphy of the area represented unique documents on this sector of Western Tibet, with the Cretaceous Period being documented by the expedition for the first time in the whole Trans-Himalayan Range. The Aksai Chin region remains poorly explored even today, and the De Filippi collection which is housed in the Natural History Museum of the University of Florence now represents one of the few records available for reconstructing the stratigraphy of the area. It constitutes a valuable resource regarding the history of the scientific exploration and understanding of the geology and paleontology of the region, providing a unique window into a very remote and fascinating part of the world.
德-菲利皮探险队(1913-1914 年)对阿克赛钦地区(西喜马拉雅)地质知识的贡献
1913 年至 1914 年期间,意大利探险家和登山家菲利波-德-菲利皮(1869-1938 年)率领德-菲利皮探险队穿越了从克什米尔到巴尔蒂斯坦和新疆的喜马拉雅山脉。探险队成员探索了大部分未知领域,行程超过 2000 公里,配备了先进的大地测量和气象测量仪器,勘测、绘制地图并采集岩石和化石,包括偏远的阿克赛钦地区。近两年后,探险队返回意大利,但由于第一次世界大战的爆发,研究成果迟迟未能发表。化石材料以及对该地区地质和地层学的综合研究是西藏西部这一地区的独特文献,探险队首次在整个跨喜马拉雅山脉记录了白垩纪。即使在今天,阿克赛钦地区的勘探工作仍然十分薄弱,佛罗伦萨大学自然历史博物馆收藏的菲利皮藏品是重建该地区地层的为数不多的资料之一。它是科学探索和了解该地区地质学和古生物学历史的宝贵资源,为了解世界上一个非常遥远和迷人的地区提供了一个独特的窗口。
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Earth Sciences History
Earth Sciences History GEOSCIENCES, MULTIDISCIPLINARY-HISTORY & PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
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期刊介绍: Earth Sciences History promotes and publishes historical work on all areas of the earth sciences – including geology, geography, geophysics, oceanography, paleontology, meteorology, and climatology. The journal honors and encourages a variety of approaches to historical study: biography, history of ideas, social history, and histories of institutions, organizations, and techniques. Articles are peer reviewed.
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