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Room 64W is the central Tower Kiva at Salmon Pueblo, constructed during the initial Chacoan period around 1090 and used until the 1280s. It is located in the center of Salmon's east-west trending main roomblock. The Tower Kiva measures 8.5 m in diameter at the bench level and 7 m at floor level. The bench, which is 0.75 m wide, encircles the entire kiva. Although this structure is Chacoan in origin, most of the actual deposits recovered from it reflect San Juan reuse over 150 years after the end of the Chacoan period.