In southwestern Wyoming, an area of high archaeological site density, most of the sites are in sand dunes. If one is looking for an archaeological site, one heads for the sand dunes, a fact well known to amateur artifact collectors. Some geological work has been done on the major dune fields, but very little is known about the detailed Holocene history of small dune fields, where many of the sites are located. There is another endeavor of geoarchaeologists that I consider nearly as important as that previously discussed, and that is the dissemination of the results of geoarchaeology investigations to the archaeological profession. I know some archaeologists who can barely spell the word geology, let alone know what new developments are occurring in the field of archaeological geology.
Many archaeologists are unaware of the geologic factors that affect sire preservation or visibility.
I would urge more geoarchaeologists to spread the gospel and present papers at meeting in general as well as geoarchaeological sessions. The main thing that distinguishes the Archaeological Geology Division of the GSA from the Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division is the word archaeological. Our main function is to facilitate the study of archaeology by pointing out the effect of natural processes upon the archaeological record and by distinguishing between effects resulting from the actions of man and the processes of nature.