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This paper deals with length measurement during the Hallstatt and La Tène periods. Recurrent measurements of building structures and very
rare finds supposed to be scales or gauges raised the question whether Iron Age master builders used a certain system of units, sometimes
referred to as the “Celtic foot”. We will start our considerations with data sets from well-known places like the Heuneburg, Manching, and
Bibracte, and highlight thoughts about which mathematical insights are needed to build complex and large houses. Indeed, even if the unit
of measurement known as the “Celtic foot” does not apply to every Iron Age settlement, the planning techniques and geometrical methods used
to build are quite similar, well-known and mastered by the constructors.