It lay one metre below the modern surface, which given the rate of wind deposition in the Eifel dates the find to about 2,000 years ago. Local recorded history, however, can shed no light on the puzzle represented by these finds. Beuren itself was a late founding, arising about 1300, and in 1744 consisted of three estates, one belonging to the Stuben Monastery, one being an Electoral-Trier holding and one being held by the Pyrmonts. The boundaries between these three estates all met right near the “castle”, at the “Hargarten”. This might mean that settlement began on the foundations of the Roman complex. Many cadastral names in Beuren are of mediaeval or even later origin. There is, however, one traditional cadastral area whose name suggests an earlier origin. It is called the “Mur”. Murus in Latin means “wall” or “fortification”, which along with the archaeological finds points to Roman beginnings. Beginning in 1794, Beuren lay under French rule. In 1815 it was assigned to the Kingdom of Prussia at the Congress of Vienna. For Beuren, the year 1834 was fateful. A great fire all but destroyed the whole village, killing one man. Also claimed by the flames were a great deal of livestock and grain stocks. The local poet from Beuren described the village's plight in one of her poems. Between 1845 and 1860, many people from Beuren emigrated. Neediness, poverty and hunger were to blame for these people's quest for a new livelihood in the United States or Brazil. At the turn of the 20th century, a veritable flight from the countryside set in. Many inhabitants, mainly from the younger generations, moved to Germany's industrial centres and took on work there, and a great number of them also chose to settle there. After the Second World War, Beuren experienced a huge economic upswing. Many inhabitants worked at industrial jobs and the agricultural structure that had once characterized Beuren declined. Since 1946, Beuren has been part of the then newly founded state of Rhineland-Palatinate. Politics Municipal council The council is made up of 8 council members, who were elected by majority vote at the municipal election held on 7 June 2009, and the honorary mayor as chairman. Mayor Beuren's mayor is Karl-Peter Uebereck, and his deputies are Karl-Heinz Heinz and Gerhard Schneiders. Coat of arms The municipality's arms might be described thus: Tierced in mantle dexter argent issuant from base