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You could actually say that it's mtDna variability from the Neolithic to the modern age.
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ajhb.22883/abstract
[h=4]"Results[/h]We characterized the haplogroups of 138 individuals and obtained 69 sequences from mtDNA hypervariable region I. In the intra-island study, the apparent differences in social and funerary rites between two contiguous Majorcan necropolises were correlated with genetic characteristics. Also, the likely occurrence of consanguinity in a population with a very particular burial pattern was supported by genetic data. Despite the uniqueness of each necropolis, the global comparison of the five necropolises revealed no significant differences between them, or between ancient and modern populations from the islands. Ancient Balearics showed a similar mtDNA gene pool to Ancient Catalans, had a Near Eastern component, and showed continuity with European populations since at least the Bronze Age.
[h=4]Conclusion[/h]We characterized five Balearic necropolises in the context of their geographic and cultural characteristics. The similarity between ancient Balearic and ancient Catalan gene pools reinforces their known historic interactions, while the lack of a consistent genetic continuity with Ancient Sardinians suggests that Talaiotic and Nuragic cultures arose in differentiated populations."
Unfortunately, it's not open access, although the Supporting Info is available, and it's not even whole mtDna sequences. However, it's interesting none the less.
Here is the Supporting Info:
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ajhb.22883/suppinfo
Basically, the mtDna hasn't changed from the Neolithic to the modern era if the abstract correctly reflects the data. So, will there be much of a change in the autosomes, and if they exist, were they then the results of male mediated gene flow?
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ajhb.22883/abstract
[h=4]"Results[/h]We characterized the haplogroups of 138 individuals and obtained 69 sequences from mtDNA hypervariable region I. In the intra-island study, the apparent differences in social and funerary rites between two contiguous Majorcan necropolises were correlated with genetic characteristics. Also, the likely occurrence of consanguinity in a population with a very particular burial pattern was supported by genetic data. Despite the uniqueness of each necropolis, the global comparison of the five necropolises revealed no significant differences between them, or between ancient and modern populations from the islands. Ancient Balearics showed a similar mtDNA gene pool to Ancient Catalans, had a Near Eastern component, and showed continuity with European populations since at least the Bronze Age.
[h=4]Conclusion[/h]We characterized five Balearic necropolises in the context of their geographic and cultural characteristics. The similarity between ancient Balearic and ancient Catalan gene pools reinforces their known historic interactions, while the lack of a consistent genetic continuity with Ancient Sardinians suggests that Talaiotic and Nuragic cultures arose in differentiated populations."
Unfortunately, it's not open access, although the Supporting Info is available, and it's not even whole mtDna sequences. However, it's interesting none the less.
Here is the Supporting Info:
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ajhb.22883/suppinfo
Basically, the mtDna hasn't changed from the Neolithic to the modern era if the abstract correctly reflects the data. So, will there be much of a change in the autosomes, and if they exist, were they then the results of male mediated gene flow?