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- Archaeologists in western Turkey have identified 483 Bronze Age sites, suggesting powerful Luwian states that may have influenced eastern Mediterranean 3200 years ago.
- Eberhard Zangger, head of Luwian Studies, says settlements formed small states similar to Mycenaean polities.
- Some researchers acknowledge the possibility and remain skeptical due to limited archaeological evidence.
- Zangger posits that a coalition of Luwian states contributed to the Hittite collapse and to the Trojan War legend.
