The occupation of the most ancient man was collecting wild-growing edible roots of berries and honey for food.

It was gathering. Once upon a time, ancient man was very primitive, and therefore, his main occupation was gathering. That is, he ate the gifts of nature. The very first ancient representative of man on earth was Australopithecus, which lived about 3-2 million years ago. He himself looked more like a monkey in appearance than a rational creature. His intellectual abilities were also low.