Modern technologies have unlocked the ability to investigate DNA preserved for thousands of years in bones, while artificial intelligence can decipher ancient texts written in long-forgotten scripts. All of this enables scientists to unravel mysteries that have long perplexed humanity. Six historic breakthroughs of 2023, according to CNN. True identity of a prehistoric leader Buried with a striking crystal dagger and other precious artifacts, the 5,000-year-old skeleton discovered in 2008 in a tomb near Seville, Spain, was evidently someone of importance. Initially believed to be a young man b…