Olduvai Gorge

The Olduvai Gorge is the birthplace of (along with the rest of mankind) and one of the most important prehistoric sites on Earth. It is located in the.

The Planet Express crew went digging in the gorge in August of 3010. The Professor discovered Homo Farnsworth, a missing link between apes and the.

Renaming
"Olduvai" is a a mispronunciation of "Oldupai", the Maasai word for the wild sisal plant, which grows in the gorge. In 2005, the Oldivai Gorge was finally given the correct designation of "Oldipai Gorge". Sometime between the 21st century and the 31st century, however, its original name was reinstated.