Hammer: core story
Hammer: The Artifact Across the Ages
A polished metal rod survives across impossible distances and deep time. It is not merely an object: it is the physical key to an alien intelligence reaching into the human story.
Series
Hammer: The Artifact and the Signal
About this video
At the centre of Hammer is the artifact—a deceptively simple metallic rod—and the signal carried through it. The rod links people, places and eras; the alien AI behind the signal turns an archaeological mystery into a confrontation with an intelligence beyond Earth.
Context
This is core story material from Kerry Plowright’s novel Hammer. The artifact is deliberately shown as immutable and out of place across changing landscapes, while its true function and the nature of the alien signal are revealed through the narrative.