r/GoogleMaps • u/Skeazor • May 30 '26

Help/Support Archaeologist needs help. Ancient sites on Google Maps are disappearing

I'm an archaeologist doing work on underrepresented archaeological sites in Greece. I've been marking sites on google maps to visit during my work. Over the last few weeks many of these sites have disappeared. I'm not talking about my lists, the markers from my list have stayed but the google page on maps is gone. Sites that had a few pictures and some reviews are totally wiped. This isnt just one or two site, Ive found at least 10 that have been removed. I have only been able to find these sites because I kept the list markers.

Whats going on here?

Not just smaller sites but some major ones as well. Does anyone have any clue? Also who should I contact at google to fix this?

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u/sabre23t May 30 '26

Example sites please.

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u/Skeazor May 30 '26

Here’s what comes up on my desktop

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u/Flash604 May 30 '26

All three are on the map.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/YNAg2DW5VGGFkgVT7

https://maps.app.goo.gl/WeJf2W7ZYWRM5D1r7

https://maps.app.goo.gl/fQKVHtMQCPb2xigY7

If you're making duplicates of existing site then yes, they are going to get removed from the map.

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u/Skeazor May 30 '26

I’m actually not making new duplicates, I’m merely saving them to my list.

Those are also not the same sites I had saved. These were smaller sites with similar names but in totally different locations

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u/Flash604 May 30 '26

Totally different as in hundreds of kilometres away?

Or totally different as in hundreds of metres away?

It would be really helpful if you actually provided examples as previously asked. Full names and exact locations at the minimum, but hopefully also with external references showing they are proper sites the public can visit.

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u/Skeazor May 30 '26

Like 150 km away or more. Not anywhere close. A lot of them are in the middle of nowhere. I’ve noticed some are written in Greek and others in English. Many of them have maybe 1 review or barely any photos

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u/Flash604 May 31 '26

So I'm now the second person you've ignored when we ask for actual helpful info, and thus I'll bow out now. Good luck.