Doing Archaeology means working in a complex interplay of forces which includes the decision on how much of state archaeology will be managed by skilled personnel in the future and how strong archaeological institutions can act when there is a conflict of interests. Currently other protagonists are rapidly gaining influence, for instance those in social media. Laws with a huge effect on archaeology are adopted – and archaeology itself hardly acts or reacts, even though the professional future of archaeologists and the quality of their professional life and last but not least public interest in archaeology is on stake. How can and how must archaeology contribute in order to secure an acceptable future for the discipline and for researching the past?