Here’s a site that gets into some of the nitty gritty of 12,000 years of history.
Silent stones come to life.
Khachkar or -- Cross Stone -- is a unique manifestation of Armenian national art which in its form and type has no other equivalent in the world. In fact, the history of Armenian khachkars go back to early history and the Vishapakar or the -- Dragon Stone -- symbolic of fertility [the Tree of Life/Wisdom or the Cosmic Tree/Mountain] and the Generative power of Life -- Divine Essence of the Cosmic [Quantum] Ocean of Life -- placed near lakes, rivers and water wells.