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ArticleInvestigative genetics2014

Different waves and directions of Neolithic migrations in the Armenian Highland.

Anahit Hovhannisyan, Zaruhi Khachatryan, Marc Haber, Peter Hrechdakian, Tatiana Karafet, Pierre Zalloua, Levon Yepiskoposyan

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Anahit HovhannisyanLaboratory of Ethnogenomics, Institute of Molecular Biology NAS RA, 7 Hasratyan Str., Yerevan, Armenia.
Zaruhi KhachatryanLaboratory of Ethnogenomics, Institute of Molecular Biology NAS RA, 7 Hasratyan Str., Yerevan, Armenia.
Marc HaberThe Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, United Kingdom.
Peter HrechdakianArmenian DNA Project at Family Tree DNA, Houston, Texas 77008 USA.
Tatiana KarafetARL Division of Biotechnology, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721 USA.
Pierre ZallouaSchool of Medicine, Lebanese American University, PO Box 13-5053, Chouran, Beirut 1102 2801 Lebanon ; Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02215 USA.
Levon YepiskoposyanLaboratory of Ethnogenomics, Institute of Molecular Biology NAS RA, 7 Hasratyan Str., Yerevan, Armenia.

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backgroundThe peopling of Europe and the nature of the Neolithic agricultural migration as a primary issue in the modern human colonization of the globe is still widely debated. At present, much uncertainty is associated with the reconstruction of the routes of migration for the first farmers from the Near East. In this context, hospitable climatic conditions and the key geographic position of the Armenian Highland suggest that it may have served as a conduit for several waves of expansion of the first agriculturalists from the Near East to Europe and the North Caucasus.

resultsHere, we assess Y-chromosomal distribution in six geographically distinct populations of Armenians that roughly represent the extent of historical Armenia. Using the general haplogroup structure and the specific lineages representing putative genetic markers of the Neolithic Revolution, haplogroups R1b1a2, J2, and G, we identify distinct patterns of genetic affinity between the populations of the Armenian Highland and the neighboring ones north and west from this area.

conclusionsBased on the results obtained, we suggest a new insight on the different routes and waves of Neolithic expansion of the first farmers through the Armenian Highland. We detected at least two principle migratory directions: (1) westward alongside the coastline of the Mediterranean Sea and (2) northward to the North Caucasus.

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