Kammala jumla mai zuwa: Binciken archaeological a Laos an iyakance shi saboda yanayin ƙasa mai nisa da nesa, tarihin rikice-rikice na karni na ashirin wanda ya bar tan miliyan biyu na abubuwan fashewa a duk faɗin ƙasar, da ƙwarewar gida ga tarihin da ya shafi gwamnatin Kwaminisanci na Laos, hukumomin ƙauye da talaucin ƙauye. Binciken binciken archaeological na farko na Laos ya fara ne tare da masu binciken Faransa da ke aiki a ƙarƙashin kulawar École française d'Extrême-Orient. Duk da haka, saboda
Yaƙin basasa na Laos ne kawai tun daga shekarun 1990 cewa an fara kokarin binciken kayan tarihi a Laos. Tun daga shekara ta 2005, daya daga cikin irin wannan kokarin, The Middle Mekong Archaeological Project (MMAP) ya tono da kuma bincika wurare da yawa tare da Mekong da kuma rassanta a kusa da Luang Prabang a arewacin Laos, da nufin bincika farkon mazaunin mutane na kwarin kogin Mekong da rassanta.