Why is balanophagy important to understanding pre-contact California? O Anthropologists suspect California Indians turned to balanophagy because the number of people in the region had somehow drastically reduced the food resouces available 5000 - 3500 years ago. O Balanophagy demonstrates the resourcefulness of California Indians and their understanding of the bounty of foods available to them in pre-contact California. ○ There is no mystery concerning balanophagy. It simply tapped into a food resource that was available everywhere in California so of course the California Indians tapped that resource as a part of their diet. O None of the above.

Why is balanophagy important to understanding pre-contact California? O Anthropologists suspect California Indians turned to balanophagy because the number of people in the region had somehow drastically reduced the food resouces available 5000 - 3500 years ago. O Balanophagy demonstrates the resourcefulness of California Indians and their understanding of the bounty of foods available to them in pre-contact California. ○ There is no mystery concerning balanophagy. It simply tapped into a food resource that was available everywhere in California so of course the California Indians tapped that resource as a part of their diet. O None of the above.