Ani Saratikyan - Hovsep Abovyants and his water construction activities
8 Pages | 232-240 | DOI: Doi:10.54503/0135-0536-2023.2-232 | Revceived on: 2023-01-11 | Reviewed on: 2023-01-14 | Accepted for printing on: 2023-06-19
Published in: 2023 N 2 (223) / Archaeology
In the XIX-XX centuries, active water construction works were carried out on the territory of Armenia. An important part of this process was the territory of the current Tavush marz. Educated specialists, one of whom was Hovsep Abovyants, made a great contribution to the construction of reservoirs, springs and irrigation systems in the region. We are informed about the details of this construction works and current costs from his handwritten diary.
KeywordsHovsep Abovyants Tavush Koti Barekamavan Alaverdi family archive diary memorial wellspring well road construction.
Ani Saratikyan - Some observations on medicinal plants and their references in written sources (According to Syunik ethnographic materials)
8 Pages | 194-202 | DOI: Doi:10.54503/0135-0536-2022.3-194 | Revceived on: 2022-09-16 | Reviewed on: 2022-09-19 | Accepted for printing on: 2022-11-09
Published in: 2022 N 3 (221) / Ethnography
Ethnobotanical studies carried out in the Syunik region provide valuable information on species of medicinal plants, purposes and methods of their use, as well as folk traditions in the field of exploitation of natural resources. There are also data on some of the currently used medicinal plants (mint, everlasting, nettle, wild garlic, caraway, plantain, bryony, etc.) in medieval works, where options and methods of treating various diseases with these medicinal plants are discussed and interpreted.
KeywordsSyunik medicinal plants phytotherapy folk medicine Middle Ages medical books manuscripts beliefs ethnobotany.