(Without having any knowledge on this but making assumptions… vibing lol)
I think early humans were probably a mix of both. The goal was survival, and idk what sort of language we had either, so just eat, reproduce, etc. Oo ahh ahh goo goo gah gah -rub armpit- ahhh ooo ahh (wine making instructions after gather berry’s lol)
Once we figured out agriculture and farming we didn’t need to gather and hunt.