The Anatolian, Iranian and Mediterranean line

Where it is common today

Anatolia, the Caucasus, Iran and the Mediterranean.

How old it is

This branch split from its parent about 31,600 years ago (between 29,200 and 34,000).

Every man who carries it today descends from one man who lived about 27,600 years ago (between 25,500 and 29,700).

From the big letter down to this branch

1. CF
2. F
3. GHIJK
4. HIJK
5. IJK
6. IJ
7. J
8. J2

Every test reads your line to a different depth. One report says J1, another J-P58, another a code four steps further down — all of them are right, the longer one is simply more detailed. HealthOS reads as deep as your file allows.

Ancient people who carried it

468 ancient genomes in the Allen Ancient DNA Resource carry this line. The oldest is from Tepe-Abdul-Hosein, Iran, around 7,970 BC.

• Rákóczifalva-Bagi-földek, HungaryAD 600 – AD 83070 people
• Lasithi, Greece2,180 BC – 1,980 BC14 people
• Zaflah, YemenAD 720 – AD 1,09011 people
• Velika Gruda, Montenegro1,350 BC – 1,140 BC7 people
• Arslantepe, Turkey3,460 BC – 2,390 BC6 people
• Shahr-i Sokhta, Iran3,050 BC – 2,550 BC6 people
• Asparn Schletz, Austria5,150 BC5 people
• Cetina-Valley, Croatia1,600 BC – 1,580 BC5 people
• Hvar-Radošević, CroatiaAD 4005 people
• Samantaş, TurkeyAD 6005 people
• Mödling-An der Goldenen Stiege, AustriaAD 7205 people
• Atchana-Alalakh, Turkey1,830 BC – 1,670 BC4 people

Paternal lines (Y-DNA)