Organizing archaeological artefacts under a conceptual system is part and parcel of archaeological research. As an abundant material category, pottery artefacts classified in an effective typological model provide a rich source of information for the discipline. However, building a typological model from scratch, as well as maintaining it, often represents a challenge. To support archaeological research, automated methods are increasingly utilized in sustaining classification models. Yet, there is potential for advancement in creating, rethinking, and updating typological arrangements by means of digital, label-driven, or data-driven algorithmic approaches. In this paper, we take a step towards fulfilling this potential while highlighting the fuzziness involved in typological arrangements. We present a complete research pipeline of pottery form quantification, fuzzy-type description, and fuzzy-type definition which is in principle applicable to any typological model. The methodological pipeline is implemented, first, in rim segments to algorithmically construct polythetic rim descriptors; second, in complete profiles to algorithmically connect the global form with the attributed functional class; and third, in types to investigate within-class form variation and its chronological relevance. This paper provides tools to formalize the ambivalence of typological classification using fuzzy logic and revisit the theoretical model to investigate the vagueness of belonging to a class based on morphological aspects of pottery profiles.

在概念系统下组织考古文物是考古研究的重要组成部分。作为丰富的材料类别，陶器文物以有效的类型学模型进行分类，为该学科提供了丰富的信息来源。然而，从头开始构建并维护类型模型通常是一项挑战。为了支持考古研究，自动化方法越来越多地用于维持分类模型。然而，通过数字、标签驱动或数据驱动的算法方法，在创建、重新思考和更新类型安排方面仍有进步的潜力。在本文中，我们朝着实现这一潜力迈出了一步，同时强调了类型安排中的模糊性。我们提出了陶器形态量化、模糊类型描述和模糊类型定义的完整研究流程，原则上适用于任何类型学模型。首先，在边缘段中实现方法管道，以通过算法构造多角边缘描述符；其次，在完整的配置文件中通过算法将全局形式与属性功能类连接起来；第三，在类型上调查班级内的形式变异及其时间相关性。本文提供了使用模糊逻辑形式化类型学分类的矛盾心理的工具，并重新审视理论模型，以研究基于陶器轮廓形态方面的类别归属的模糊性。