Neanderthals Used Wood for Tools, Housing — and Murder?

New York Times - Nov 3, 2026

In one case, 75,000-year-old bones reveal what may be the earliest identifiable victim of death by wooden spear.

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Wyndham Expands Global Luxury Portfolio Through Strategic Partnership with HotelREZ Hotels & Resorts

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Wyndham Hotels & Resorts today announced a new strategic partnership with HotelREZ Hotels & Resorts—one of the world’s largest hotel representation platforms and the operator of Elegant Hotels of the World. Under the partnership, more than 40 luxury Elegant member hotels will have joined Wyndham’s growing Registry Collection Hotels brand by early next year, with additional properties to follow. HotelREZ brings deep owner relationships and decades of experience helping independent hoteliers compete globally while maintaining their individuality, complementing Wyndham’s global scale, loyalty reach and commercial technology. Together, the partnership gives participating independents access to powerful new resources while providing approximately 129 million enrolled Wyndham Rewards members with new opportunities to earn and redeem distinctive, highly aspirational stays in sought-after destinations around the globe.

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