North American brass projectile points conjure a variety of archaeological narratives. Depending on the interpreter and the context of interpretation, they serve as evidence for: simplistic replacement of local traditions by technologically superior European-introduced materials; the homogenizing forces of global capitalism; nuanced and complicated Indigenous-colonial histories; and/or Indigenous survivance and adaptability. Irrespective of the narratives that they inspire, however, brass projectiles remain under-studied and under-theorized in North American archaeology. This paper addresses this dearth by analyzing and rethinking a large museum assemblage of brass projectile points from Ontario. The analysis offers insights into the variability and history of brass projectiles, specifically as they relate to lithic traditions. The brass assemblage under consideration points to the significance of New Materialist perspectives on relationality, on post-anthropocentrism, and on change and history. Whereas archaeological habits tend to characterize North American brass projectiles as permutations of “old” plus “new” with minimal engagement with the objects themselves, this paper thinks with brass points, seeking out new angles of understanding that recognize their novelty.

北美黄铜射弹点让人联想到各种考古叙述。根据解释者和解释的背景，它们可以作为以下证据： 用技术先进的欧洲引进的材料简单地取代当地传统；全球资本主义的同质化力量；细致入微且复杂的原住民殖民历史；和/或原住民的生存和适应能力。然而，不管它们激发了怎样的叙述，黄铜射弹在北美考古学中仍然没有得到充分的研究和理论化。本文通过分析和重新思考来自安大略省的黄铜射弹点的大型博物馆组合来解决这一不足。该分析提供了对黄铜弹丸的变异性和历史的见解，特别是它们与石器传统的关系。正在考虑的铜管组合指出了新唯物主义观点对关系性、后人类中心主义以及变化和历史的重要性。尽管考古习惯倾向于将北美黄铜弹丸描述为“旧”加“新”的排列，与物体本身的接触最少，但本文以黄铜点为中心进行思考，寻找认识其新颖性的新理解角度。