David Hawkins berhasil mealcak kaitan dinasti antara dinasti imperial Het dan "Para Raja Agung" dengan "para tuan tanah" di Melid dan Karkamish pada Zaman Besi Awal, dikarenakan keberlanjutan tanpa jeda antara Zaman Perunggu Akhir dan Zaman Besi Awal di situs-situs tersebut.
David Hawkins was able to trace a dynastic link between the Hittite imperial dynasty and the "Great Kings" and "Country-lords" of Melid and Karkamish of the Early Iron Age, proving an uninterrupted continuity between the Late Bronze Age and the Early Iron Age at those sites.WikiMatrix WikiMatrix