The discovery of the skeletons shows "how much there is still to discover about the terrible eruption of 79 AD," Italian Culture Minister Gennaro Sangiuliano said in a statement.
"Modern excavation techniques help us better understand the hell that completely destroyed the city of Pompeii in two days and killed many inhabitants," said Gabriel Zuchtriegel, the German director of the archaeological site.
Archaeologists continue to come across spectacular discoveries in the sunken Roman city at the foot of the volcano Vesuvius. In 79 AD, ash, mud and lava covered the ancient city after several eruptions, thereby preserving it.
In the 18th century, Pompeii was rediscovered, making it one of the most popular tourist sights in Italy today.
