Yigal Shiloh (Hebrew: יגאל שילה; July 6, 1937 - November 14, 1987) was an Israeli archaeologist known for his excavations at the City of David in Jerusalem.

His entire academic education was acquired at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem receiving in 1965 his B.A.

He reached notable reputation for his excavations at the City of David and the large amount of findings from the site.

[3][2] The most famous of them was finding within a structure dozens of 'stamps', seal impressions from the First Temple period, with Hebrew names.

Among them was that of "Gemariahu ben Shafen" that is recognized as King Jehoiakim's scribe from the time of Jeremiah the prophet.