There is nothing wrong with studying archaeology, if that is what one is fascinated by. Life is definitely too short to do something boring! Ceram's "Gods, Graves and Scholars" must have fascinated many and turned them to this interesting field of research.
It is correct that the permanent job chances in archaeology are slim and even talented, hard working archaeologists may have great difficulties finding employment - not to speak of decently paid work. In Sweden many young archaeologists frequently spend more than 10 years working as amanuens with temporary contracts, often changing work locations all over the country, and meagre salaries.
But there exist as well rewards other than a big pay cheque and bonuses.
The combination of office and fieldwork, unsupervised working, the possibility to actually discover material things and the story behind, quite like in a crime scene investigation, to document the traces of past humans in order to tell a story, often using modern technology to help solve the problem, can be highly satisfying.
Swedish exploration/rescue archaeology seen from an international perspective still has a very high reputation. There are not many other countries in Europe were excavations are conducted at that high standards. This is not to say that things could not be better even in Sweden.
Don't accept if archaeology is reduced to digging with a spade in the dirt, discovering treasures or writing reports over the winter months. There are many more aspects to archaeology. Think of quaternary geologists reading amazing stories out of medieval latrine pits, physicists dating carbon samples or x-raying finds, experts on dendrochronology providing exact dates for a piece of wood, underwater archaeologists diving in the Baltic or Swedish lakes recovering wood and leather objects over 1000 years old, geophysicists mapping settlements and graves without a spade, pilots documenting archaeology from the air, geographers and physicists employing remote sensing methods (laser scanning, photogrammetry), IT specialists developing and introducing new techniques and software to document archaeological sites and to tell better stories about past people and their lives.
It actually may be a smart approach to enter the highly interesting field of archaeology through a side discipline. Whatever path you decide to take, make sure that you look for the best teacher in their field to learn from, no matter to which country this may take you. Check internationally for the group/department/university that is currently leading in the field, defining the state-of-the-art. Think about what you are most interested in, and then try to become THE expert in that field. That way there are good chances that you will be successful in your professional life. This is similarly valid for geology or any other field or trade.
If you decide to continue at Lund University, I would try to attend Nicolo's lectures and courses. He is doing some really cool stuff and his research is cutting edge.
