ɪnðə nˈɑːvəl, ˌænθɹəpˈɑːlədʒˌɪst dˈɑːktɚ. hˈænə ænd hɪz ɡɹˈædʒuːət stˈuːdənts ʌŋkˈʌvɚɹ ɐ klˈʌvɪs bˈɛɹɪəl sˈaɪt, ˈoʊnli tʊ ˈʌʃɚɹ ɪnðɪ ˈɛnd ʌv sˌɪvɪlᵻzˈeɪʃən.
In the novel, anthropologist Dr. Hannah and his graduate students uncover a Clovis burial site, only to usher in the end of civilization.