▁provides , ▁in ▁micro cos m , ▁a ▁typical ▁slice ▁through ▁the ▁evolution ▁and ▁history ▁of ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁vital , ▁l ively ▁and ▁inf am ous ▁communities ▁in ▁urban ▁Australia . ▁ ▁The ▁place ▁has ▁a ▁strong ▁or ▁special ▁association ▁with ▁a ▁person , ▁or ▁group ▁of ▁persons , ▁of ▁importance ▁of ▁cultural ▁or ▁natural ▁history ▁of ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ' s ▁history . ▁ ▁The ▁arch ae ological ▁site ▁represents , ▁in ▁micro cos m , ▁a ▁slice ▁of ▁The ▁Ro cks ▁life ▁and ▁community ▁covering ▁more ▁than ▁a ▁century . ▁It ▁has ▁strong ▁links ▁and ▁association ▁with ▁a ▁major ▁Sydney ▁community ▁and ▁a ▁section ▁of ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁society . ▁The ▁historical ▁research ▁already ▁undert aken ▁provides ▁a ▁depth ▁and ▁rich ness ▁to ▁our ▁understanding ▁of ▁the ▁individuals ▁who ▁lived ▁there , ▁none ▁of ▁whom ▁is ▁currently ▁recogn ised ▁as ▁a ▁" histor ic " ▁figure ▁in ▁the ▁traditional ▁sense , ▁but ▁all ▁of ▁whom ▁( certain ly ▁before ▁the ▁ 1 8 3 0 s ) ▁might ▁be ▁character ised ▁as ▁pione ers ▁of ▁Sydney . ▁The ▁associ ational ▁links ▁are ▁particularly ▁strong ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁presence ▁of ▁actual ▁building ▁remains ▁( and ▁arte fact s ) ▁that ▁relate ▁to ▁known ▁individuals , ▁families ▁and ▁households . ▁ ▁The ▁place ▁is ▁important ▁in ▁demonstr ating ▁a est h etic ▁characteristics ▁and / or ▁a ▁high ▁degree ▁of ▁cre ative ▁or ▁technical ▁achiev ement ▁in ▁New ▁South ▁Wales . ▁ ▁As ▁an ▁exc av ated ▁historical ▁arch ae ological