Talk:Olduvai Gorge

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May I suggest that the page be renamed to Oldupai Gorge since that is the correct spelling. The correct spelling of the Oldupai Gorge might be a point for dispute. Most people know it as the Olduvai Gorge which is nothing but incorrect. Oldupai is the Maasai name for the sisal plant which is found there and that is why it is called the Oldupai Gorge. Anybody who has been on a Safari in Serengeti would know this since the rangers there make sure to explain the correct name. --Durst 11:10, 10 Jan 2005 (UTC)

Agree with this - it seems a similar case to Bombay/Mumbai. I'll swap the article & redirect (unless there are disagrements here)

"Most people know it as the Olduvai Gorge". Wikipedia is descriptivist, not prescriptivist. —Wereon 14:19, 8 March 2006 (UTC)

Skeptic cdn 20:14, 26 August 2006 (UTC) I changed the naming to Oldupai. Apparently the official name of the Gorge changed to that in 2005.

Skeptic cdn 20:18, 26 August 2006 (UTC) I'm not sure how to edit the title of the page - could someone else do that?

Reverted back to Olduvai. I see no reference for the change, although it may be so, the site has traditionally been Olduvai and there is no urgent need for article revision. Vsmith 14:27, 27 August 2006 (UTC)

Fair enough. I couldn't find an official site for Oldupai, although here is an article from the closest major city (Arusha) to the Gorge, which states that the name was in fact changed to Oldupai. http://www.arushatimes.co.tz/2005/5/local_news_9.htm

Although there may be no specific need for article revision, the spelling of the name isn't a wholesale change, and is correct. Skeptic cdn 07:31, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

Interesting news article, however, the reporter continued using the Olduvai spelling after reporting the official change. It would seem that we need more than that news story. The name has been stable for quite some time, so I see no need for anything more than a mention of the alternative spelling, as is there currently, with perhaps a reference for the official change when we find one. Vsmith 09:33, 28 August 2006 (UTC)

Would a photo of the sign at the entrance to the site museum labelling it as "Oldupai Gorge" work? LocutusMIT 19:12, 3 December 2006 (UTC)

You have the photo? Maybe put it in the Olduvai Gorge Museum article. Vsmith 23:09, 3 December 2006 (UTC)

Good idea. Done. LocutusMIT 22:02, 4 December 2006 (UTC)

I doubt whether there is evidence of mammoth consumption in the Olduvai Gorge. It should be elephant I think.

Furthermore, since Neanderthals did not live in Africa the bones in the Masek beds might be said to display archaic characteristics, but I do not think these characteristics should be dubbed "Neanderthal"