Heinrich Harrer wrote an interesting account of a Tibetan sky burial in his book "Seven years in Tibet". He wrote of a young girl dying of small pox. Men took

Heinrich Harrer wrote an interesting account of a Tibetan sky burial in his book "Seven years in Tibet". He wrote of a young girl dying of small pox. Men took the corpse to a high plateau and dismembered it, crushing the bones. The birds apparently knew what was going on and gathered all around. The birds were given the least desirable parts first to ensure the entirety was eaten. The girl's young age had a large effect on the men, they sang songs and were given beer to help them through the task. That's how I remember it at least. I tried to find the particular section on Google books but I could not find a preview.