Faculty of Manuscriptology is the part of Tamil Univrsity Thanjavur. It has four departments under Faculty of Manuscriptology, Department of Palm leaf Manuscripts has been collecting the rare and valuable Palm Leaf scripts from the temples, mutts, traditional scholars, indigenous medical practitioners, and even from individuals for scientifically preserving them in the first instance and to get them serially published by the University, Department of Palmleaf Manuscripts, this unit has been exclusively functioning in view of the abundance of paper scripts, Department of Epigraphy deals with the study of inscriptions and copper plates and Department is to explore the submerged ancient ports of Tamil Nadu, retrieving the ancient shipwrecks besides undertaking the study of metal and stone anchors, traditional navigation systems, boat building technology and of the art of traditional pearl and chank diving.