<prompt> Bhala okuqhubekayo kwalesi sigaba - Ukuhlolwa kwemivubukulo eLaos bekulinganiselwe ngenxa yendawo enzima futhi ekude, umlando wezingxabano zekhulu lama-20 ezishiye amathani angaphezu kwezigidi ezimbili eziqhumayo ezweni lonke, kanye nokuzwela kwendawo emlandweni okubandakanya uhulumeni wamaKhomanisi eLaos, iziphathimandla zasemakhaya kanye nobuphofu basemakhaya. Ukuhlola kokuqala kwemivubukulo yaseLaos kwaqalwa abahloli bamazwe baseFrance ababesebenza ngaphansi kokuqondisa kwe-École française dExtrême-Orient. Nokho, ngenxa yeMpi Yombango yaseLao  <response>: kuphela kusukela ngawo-1990 lapho kwaqala khona imizamo engathi sína yemivubukulo eLaos. Kusukela ngo-2005, omunye wemizamo enjalo, i-Middle Mekong Archaeological Project MMAP iye yemba futhi yahlola izindawo eziningi eziseMekong nasemifudlaneni yayo ezungeze iLuang Prabang enyakatho yeLaos, ngenhloso yokuhlola izindawo zokuhlala zabantu zakuqala ezigodini zoMfula iMekong nemifudlana yawo. 