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, the bran is separated from the wheat. Mortars were also used to grind salt, chickpeas, etc... Grinding in mortars was performed mainly by women.