I used to pursue all such stuff, and to do so is O.K. if one feels compelled to. Yet today I take solace in knowing that as G-d knows the reality of all such things, I know G-d will show them to me when and if G-d sees them as a good for me to know. Meanwhile I am not vexed in seeing them all as mysteries of G-d.
I read a book once, “The Gold of Exodus” that talked about this place. Interesting read, and it was fairly compelling. I didn’t do any fact checking, but found their approach to be pretty solid.