Yazd province (Iran), man standing in front of Dakhmeh-ye Zartoshtiyun cemetery complex

Zoroastrian Tower of silence [near] Tehran, F.G.C. Persia [Iran], 1933Also called the Towers of Silence, the towers were used to dispose of corpses using a method that protects the living from exposure to disease and contamination.Dakhmeh-ye Zartoshtiyun. (2012). ArchNet. Retrieved from http://archnet.org/library/sites/one-site.jsp?site_id=2414GrayscaleClapp Nitrate Negatives, Box