Traditional soil erosion measurement techniques have played a foundational role in understanding the dynamics of soil loss across varied landscapes and climatic regions. Long before the advent of digital tools and remote sensing technologies, these methods such as erosion plots (runoff plots), sediment collection tanks, runoff gauging, splash cups, and erosion pins enabled researchers to quantify soil loss, identify erosion-prone areas, and evaluate the effectiveness of conservation practices. Rooted in empirical observation and physical data collection, these approaches provided crucial insight into the spatial and temporal variability of erosion processes, particularly in agricultural watersheds and degraded terrains. While these techniques are often labor-intensive and limited in spatial scalability, they remain highly valuable for ground-truthing, calibration of empirical and physically based models and conducting long-term field experiments. Moreover, in data-scarce or resource-constrained environments, traditional methods still serve as practical and cost-effective tools for erosion assessment. This chapter provides a comprehensive overview of the most widely used traditional soil erosion measurement techniques, their principles, applications, advantages, and limitations. It also highlights how these legacy approaches continue to complement emerging technologies, offering a baseline for hybrid models and integrative research in soil and water conservation. By revisiting these time-tested techniques, the chapter underscores their enduring relevance and lays the groundwork for their integration with modern tools ensuring robust, multi-scale approaches to soil erosion monitoring and sustainable land management.