▁The ▁thousands ▁of ▁people ▁who ▁visited ▁the ▁arch ae ological ▁site ▁and ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁exc av ation ▁program ▁at ▁varying ▁levels ▁demonstrate ▁its ▁value ▁to ▁the ▁contemporary ▁community . ▁O ng o ing ▁access ▁to ▁physical ▁evidence ▁and ▁interpretation ▁has ▁potential ▁to ▁real ise ▁and ▁enh ance ▁the ▁social ▁value ▁of ▁the ▁place . ▁ ▁The ▁place ▁has ▁potential ▁to ▁yield ▁information ▁that ▁will ▁contribute ▁to ▁an ▁understanding ▁of ▁the ▁cultural ▁or ▁natural ▁history ▁of ▁New ▁South ▁Wales . ▁ ▁Arch ae ological ▁depos its ▁and ▁features , ▁particularly ▁when ▁considered ▁in ▁conj unction ▁with ▁document ary ▁evidence ▁can ▁provide ▁evidence ▁of ▁material ▁culture ▁that ▁yields ▁information ▁which ▁may ▁by ▁un available ▁from ▁document ary ▁sources ▁alone . ▁This ▁site ▁and ▁the ▁collection ▁of ▁exc av ated ▁material ▁form ▁a ▁resource ▁which ▁cont ributes ▁to ▁a ▁better ▁understanding ▁of ▁social , ▁economic ▁and ▁cultural ▁history ▁of ▁Sydney ▁and ▁The ▁Ro cks ▁community ▁in ▁particular . ▁ ▁Arch ae ological ▁exc av ation ▁at ▁the ▁site ▁has ▁already ▁real ised ▁a ▁substantial ▁part ▁of ▁its ▁arch ae ological ▁potential . ▁Many ▁site ▁specific ▁research ▁questions ▁have ▁been ▁answered . ▁Analysis ▁of ▁the ▁data ▁gathered ▁has ▁addressed ▁major ▁historical ▁questions , ▁including ▁the ▁impact ▁of ▁the ▁industrial ▁revolution , ▁the ▁rise ▁of ▁class , ▁women ' s ▁occupation ▁and ▁lives , ▁the ▁on going ▁debate ▁on ▁the ▁standard ▁of ▁living ▁for ▁working - class ▁people ▁in ▁urban ▁areas , ▁the ▁social ▁and ▁cultural ▁role ▁of ▁The ▁Ro cks ▁within