Was Qumran a fort in the Hasmonean period?

This article considers the recent proposal that Qumran was a Hasmonean fort during Period Ia ( c. 140/130–100 BCE). An analysis of the published pottery and coins from Roland de Vaux’s excavations suggests that the earliest post-Iron Age occupation does not antedate the early first century BCE, while comparisons with Hasmonean forts contradict the identification of Qumran as a fort.