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Preservationists and archaeologists are warning that fighting in Syria’s commercial capital, Aleppo — considered the world’s oldest continuously inhabited human settlement — threatens to damage irreparably the stunning architectural and cultural legacy left by 5,000 years of civilizations.http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/16/arts/design/syrian-conflict-imperils-historical-treasures.html?_r=1&#38;smid=tw-share