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学故事。根据口译员和口译语境，它们可以作为以下证据： 用技术先进的欧洲引进材料简单地取代当地传统；全球资本主义的同质化力量；微妙而复杂的土著殖民历史；和/或土著生存和适应能力。然而，不管它们激发了怎样的叙述，黄铜弹丸在北美考古学中仍然没有得到充分研究和理论化。本文通过分析和重新思考来自安大略省的一个大型博物馆的黄铜射弹点组合来解决这一问题。该分析提供了对黄铜弹丸的可变性和历史的见解，特别是因为它们与石器时代的传统有关。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。考古学习惯倾向于将北美黄铜射弹描述为“旧”加“新”的排列，与物体本身的接触最少，本文从黄铜角度思考，寻求新的理解角度来识别它们的新颖性。