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Haplogroup J1-Y6892

Macro-haplogroup
J
Parent clade
J1-P58
Formed (estimate)
c. 4,300 to 5,700 years before present
TMRCA (estimate)
c. 900 to 1,400 years ago

Overview

J1-Y6892 is a downstream branch of the Arabian-rooted J1-P58 lineage and likely emerged among pastoralist groups in northern Arabia during the early Bronze Age. These populations relied on grazing cycles structured around seasonal wadis, waterholes and small but ecologically stable oasis clusters. Their mobility patterns contributed to early tribal differentiation within the emerging North Arabian cultural sphere. During the Bronze and Iron Ages, Y6892-bearing populations took part in demographic processes that shaped the Hejaz, portions of the Wadi Sirhan corridor and the desert-steppe interface of southern Jordan. Founder effects in the lineage's downstream structure indicate stable clan-based organization. With the onset of the early Islamic period, further expansion into Iraq and the Gulf led to additional microclade diversification tied to settlement growth and tribal integration.

Geographic distribution

Most common in Saudi Arabia and Jordan; moderate in Iraq; low in Syria, Kuwait and Qatar.

Ancient DNA

  • Bronze Age Levant remains show upstream J1-P58 ancestry consistent with proto Y6892.
  • Iron Age North Arabian burials preserve variants matching early Y6892 divergence.
  • Early Islamic Hejaz samples show downstream Y6892 microbranches.

Phylogeny & subclades

A structured J1-P58 lineage shaped by desert pastoralism, ecological adaptation and tribal founder-driven segmentation.

  • Y6892*
  • Hejaz microbranches
  • Northern Arabian offshoots

Notes & context

Useful for tracking tribal differentiation within the early North Arabian region.