hiː ˈɛndz ˌʌp tˈeɪkɪŋ ðə sˈɪlɪndɚ tə kɹˈeɪtən ˌɛndʒɪnˈɪɹɪŋ, ænd ðɛɹ "lˈeɪzɚɹ ɛnhˈænst spˌɛktɹəɡɹˈæfɪk ɐnˈæləsˌɪs" pɹˈɑːsɛs wʌz ˈeɪbəl tʊ ʌŋkˈʌvɚ ðə fˈækt ðætðə sˈɪlɪndɚ sˈɜːfɪs wʌz ˈɛtʃt wɪð ɐ hˌɑːləɡɹˈæfɪk ɹˈɛkɚd ðæt dɪsplˈeɪz suːmˈɪɹiən ɡlˈɪfz.
He ends up taking the cylinder to Creighton Engineering, and their "Laser Enhanced Spectrographic Analysis" process was able to uncover the fact that the cylinder surface was etched with a holographic record that displays Sumerian glyphs.