Ancient Native American petroglyphs feature what appear to be temple and altar worship in different parts of North America.

In ancient texts, an altar almost always relates to temple-like worship.

Altars In Illinois

In this videos, the Brandley’s show us a cave on private property in Illinois that appears to be an ancient temple altar, along with signs representing temple symbols and worship. Some of the petroglyphs feature hands with holes in them that seem to reference the Savior, along with symbols of circles and crosses.

Temple Text in New Mexico Petroglyphs?

As part of his show looking for evidence of Hebrew influence in North America, Scott Wolter visits private property in New Mexico with some Hebrew looking ancient petroglyphs

These petroglyphs in New Mexico feature texts that scholars date to a pre-Hebrew Old Negrev script that has symbols that seam to have reference to the tribe of Judah and has been interpreted by scholars to mean something like:

Woe and Sorrow

To Cover to Veil

Brother, relative, fellow man, friend

To cry out, call out, cry for help

Sunburnt, Black

The host of this video suggest that it had something to do with taking cover from the sunshine. But why would ancient people take so much time to write about taking cover from hot summer days?

My Temple Interpretation

Now this is a total guess by me, someone who is not an archaeologist or a scholar, but immediately when I saw this video I made temple connections. Perhaps it could have meaning something like:

Animals Brought for Sacrifice
This would fit strongly with altar worship. Goats were used in Israelite sacrifice, especially in sin offering and Day of Atonement imagery. Symbolically, they could represent sin being transferred, covered, or removed through sacrifice.

Woe and Sorrow
Humanity begins in a fallen condition: separated from God, burdened by mortality, sin, weakness, grief, and exile.

To Cover / To Veil
A covering is provided. This could point to atonement, protection, sacred clothing, or the veil that both separates from God and marks the way back into His presence.

Brother / Relative / Fellow Man / Friend
The person is not alone. He belongs to a covenant family or brotherhood. This could suggest communal worship, priesthood mediation, or mankind united in shared need before God.

To Cry Out / Call Out / Cry for Help
The worshiper petitions heaven. This could represent prayer, repentance, pleading for deliverance, or calling upon God at the altar.

Covenant Hand Gesture / Marked Hand
Instead of “sunburnt” or “black,” if this symbol represents a hand sign or covenant gesture, it could point to the person making or receiving a sacred covenant. The hand becomes the sign of participation, oath, witness, or divine help.

A possible temple-story reading would be:

Man is in woe and sorrow, separated from God. He comes with his fellow covenant people to the altar, cries out for help, receives a covering or veil through atonement, and participates in sacred covenant signs, with sacrifice pointing to the means by which he can be reconciled to God.

How Many More Sites and Signs are Out There?

These are just two relatively unknown and unstudied sites in North America. How many other similar sites could there have been that have been graffitied destroyed or not even yet discovered in the Americas?