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[1] Detailed descriptions of geography and geology may be found in Lynch, Armenia; St. Martin, Mémoire sur l'Arménie, 2. Summary descriptions may be found in the New Schaff Herzog and Britannica encyclopedias.
[4] There is a belief that the toneer is sacred. "Nur der alte T'onir, der offen Backofen, der von den Iraniern entlehnt ist und am fünften Jahrhundert schon gebraucht wird, gilt überall in Armenien als heilig." Abeghian, Der armenische Volksglaube p. 3.
[5] Surrounded as Armenia was with almost all of the ancient civilizations, including the Parthians, Scythians, Medes, Assyrians, Babylonians, Persians, Greeks, and Romans, she was inevitably involved in continual warfare, while the central situation of the territory made it a common stamping ground for hostile armies. Langlois 1:ix.