Overview
J1-FGC9411 belongs to the highland-oriented J1-Z1828 macrocluster and emerged among early agro-pastoral populations of the Armenian Highlands, eastern Anatolia and northern Zagros. These ancestral communities practiced transhumant herding, early metallurgy and inter-valley exchange networks, contributing directly to the cultural landscape associated with the Kura-Araxes horizon. During the Bronze and Iron Ages, FGC9411-bearing populations remained embedded in highland valleys and mountainous plateaus where geographical isolation fostered pronounced microclade formation. Its downstream structure reflects long-term demographic stability typical of upland pastoral societies. Archaeogenetic continuity with Iron Age and medieval highland populations reinforces the lineage's deep regional anchoring.