Source

"Paternal Songs", Hayrik Muradyan's voice decifered and bonded by A. Pahlevanyan, "New book" publishers, Yerevan, 2007 (arm).

Wheat kernels are crushed in a mortar in order to prepare bulgur. In the process, bran is separated from wheat. Mortars were also used grind salt, chickpeas, etc... Grinding in mortars was performed mainly by women.