As soon as Howard's footsteps retreated behind him, Daniel roamed the perimeter of the sarcophagus, quickly inspecting the writing, looking for any markings or any indication this was going to blow up in their face. Nothing. No eye of Ra either or any variation of it. He returned to where he'd just been standing and tried to look inside. The flashlight was helping but not really. The gap was wide enough to put his shoulder in. A hand easily. About as open as a bear trap. He'd never seen any of these close on someone, but it was just better for everyone not to tempt fate. They needed more flares. Lanterns. He felt Howard disturb the silence and air when he returned, then something metal was pressed into his hand.

Huh. What Howard came up with looked a lot like a metal spar. Some things did fall in line with his own universe. Similar but not quite the same.He wasn't going to complain, it would do the job. Daniel gingerly slid the spar into the gap and probed around the interior. He half expected it to bump into a body or something else any moment.

"Empty." Daniel announced. He carefully drew the spar out, taking care not to scratch it against the device, and dropped it on the sand.