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title: Zoroastrian Towers of Silence in Yazd
author: Carole Raddato
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14781/zoroastrian-towers-of-silence-in-yazd/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Zoroastrian Towers of Silence in Yazd

_Authored by [Carole Raddato](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/FollowingHadrian/)_

## Image File

[![Zoroastrian Towers of Silence in Yazd](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/14781.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/14781.jpg)

## Image Caption

The Towers of Silence were used in [Zoroastrianism](https://www.worldhistory.org/zoroastrianism/). In the Zoroastrian tradition, corpses were left out exposed to the elements on structures commonly called Towers of Silence to prevent them from being contaminated by demons. Once the body had been picked clean by various scavengers, the bones were interred.

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## About the Author

Carole maintains the popular ancient history photo-blog Following Hadrian, where she travels the ancient world in the footsteps of Emperor Hadrian.
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## Cite This Work

### APA
Raddato, C. (2021, November 02). Zoroastrian Towers of Silence in Yazd. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14781/zoroastrian-towers-of-silence-in-yazd/>
### Chicago
Raddato, Carole. "Zoroastrian Towers of Silence in Yazd." *World History Encyclopedia*, November 02, 2021. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14781/zoroastrian-towers-of-silence-in-yazd/>.
### MLA
Raddato, Carole. "Zoroastrian Towers of Silence in Yazd." *World History Encyclopedia*, 02 Nov 2021, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14781/zoroastrian-towers-of-silence-in-yazd/>.

## License & Copyright

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