iving ▁features . ▁In ▁this ▁respect , ▁the ▁arch ae ological ▁site ▁contrast s ▁with ▁many ▁other ▁places ▁in ▁urban ▁Australia ▁where ▁the ▁extent ▁of ▁building ▁activity ▁undert aken ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁has ▁removed ▁structures ▁and ▁strat ified ▁depos its . ▁Any ▁area ▁with ▁potential ▁for ▁in ▁situ ▁pres ervation ▁of ▁re lic s ▁from ▁nin ete enth ▁century ▁Sydney , ▁and ▁particularly ▁the ▁early ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁century ▁or ▁prior ▁to ▁ 1 8 0 0 , ▁represent ▁a ▁finite , ▁rare ▁and ▁end anger ed ▁resource . ▁ ▁The ▁place ▁is ▁important ▁in ▁demonstr ating ▁the ▁principal ▁characteristics ▁of ▁a ▁class ▁of ▁cultural ▁or ▁natural ▁places / environ ments ▁in ▁New ▁South ▁Wales . ▁ ▁The ▁continuous ▁occupation ▁of ▁the ▁arch ae ological ▁site ▁from ▁the ▁late ▁eigh teenth ▁century ▁throughout ▁the ▁nin ete enth ▁century ▁provides ▁the ▁opportunity ▁to ▁experience ▁and ▁examine ▁changes ▁and ▁development ▁in ▁society ▁and ▁particularly ▁changes ▁in ▁home ▁life ▁and ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁domestic ▁space . ▁The ▁evidence ▁at ▁the ▁arch ae ological ▁site ▁demonstr ates ▁characteristics ▁of ▁both ▁individual ▁resid ences ▁and ▁a ▁resident ial / R ock s ▁community ▁( including ▁hot els , ▁sh ops ▁and ▁other ▁work p laces ) ▁during ▁this ▁period , ▁providing ▁a ▁physical ▁demonstr ation ▁and ▁important ▁" hand s ▁on " ▁opportunity ▁to ▁understand ▁how ▁earlier ▁l ifest yles ▁and ▁living ▁conditions ▁differ ed ▁from ▁those ▁of ▁today