ABSTRACT
Almost all research work using GPR in archaeology is a collaborative effort, so the author have given some consideration to the subject of how successes, failures, and interpretations are related to some interesting collaborations. As geophysical methods have become a part of many archaeological projects, the integration of GPR interpretations with more standard archaeological information is now ever more important. A common refrain voiced by all my GPR friends is how poorly they were informed by collaborators about the conditions of a site prior to arriving there to collect data. A long-term collaboration, information sharing, and the ability on my part to integrate the excavation information into the GPR database were all very important in the convent project in New Mexico. Collecting GPR data, interpreting the resulting processed images, and then walking away from a project rarely lends itself to informative collaborations. The author's collaborators excavated the complete GPR grid with heavy equipment and exposed all of the floor features.
