Overview
J1-FGC10692 is a downstream branch of the highland-rooted J1-Z1828 complex and originated among agro-pastoral populations living in the Armenian Highlands, eastern Anatolia and the northern Zagros. These communities followed high-altitude herding cycles, cultivated valley-based farmlands and maintained fortified upland settlements that characterize early highland West Asian societies. Archaeological correlations associate this lineage with the broader Kura-Araxes expansion. Bronze and Iron Age populations carrying FGC10692 remained within rugged mountainous terrains where ecological barriers limited widespread dispersal. The downstream structure features tight local microclades which reflect long-term regional stability. Medieval populations from Armenia and eastern Anatolia show continuity with ancestral FGC10692 lineages, demonstrating persistent demographic anchoring over millennia.