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NYSAA Bulletin No. 26 — Croton Point Midden Excavation — Passage 4 (part 11)
[Louis A. Brennan et al. (1962)] The twelve heated, steam -producing stones of the Sweat Lodge Ceremony of the Delaware were considered sacred in the diagnosis and treatment of sickness (Wallace, 1961, pp. 73-74). The Burnt Offering Ceremony called for placing tobacco on twelve heated stones, the smoke carrying prayers to the twelve heavens (Wallace, 1961, p. 72). One of the most cherished possessions of the Delaware was the medicine bundle, this cultural item providing most support for the writer's charm-stone theory. The medicine skin bag contained medicinal roots,