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'Indy' gets elected to archaeological board

Actor Harrison Ford, who helped glamorize archaeology on the big screen, is lending his star power to the Archaeological Institute of America.
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Harrison Ford's Indiana Jones character has played a big role in stimulating interest in archaeological exploration, says the Archaeological Institute of America.Dan Steinberg / AP file
/ Source: The Associated Press

The actor who helped glamorize archaeology on the big screen is lending his star power to the Archaeological Institute of America.

Harrison Ford, who portrays the adventure-seeking Indiana Jones, has been elected to the Boston-based organization's board of directors. The group promotes archaeological excavation, research, education and preservation worldwide.

AIA President Brian Rose says Ford's Indiana Jones character has played a major part in stimulating interest in archaeological exploration.

The latest installment in the series, "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of Crystal Skull," opens in U.S. theaters May 22.