It’s much easier to come up with a world-changing invention if there are examples of it lying around without you having to ...

The invention of sharp stone tools – known as “knapping” – marked a turning point in early human evolution, allowing our ancestors to access new food resources, from tough plant fibers to animal ...

Obsidian Entertainment have revisited the original Pillars of Eternity, with a big bumper patch out now and plans for another big update later this year. You can actually grab it and the sequel in the ...

Pentiment is a very, very good videogame, and one of the most interesting things Obsidian's put out this decade (though I liked Avowed quite a lot). Now, we're sufficiently far enough past its ...

But how did the production of stone tools—called "knapping"—start? "I don't think it was a 'Eureka!' moment whereby hominins first made a sharp stone flake by intention or by accident and then ...