1240s BC

Millennium:	2nd millennium BC
Centuries:	14th century BC; 13th century BC; 12th century BC;
Decades:	1260s BC; 1250s BC; 1240s BC; 1230s BC; 1220s BC;
Years:	1249 BC; 1248 BC; 1247 BC; 1246 BC; 1245 BC; 1244 BC; 1243 BC; 1242 BC; 1241 BC; 1240 BC;
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The 1240s BC is a decade which lasted from 1249 BC to 1240 BC.

Events and trends[]

c. 1240 BC—The Philistines expand their influence into Cyprus and Canaan.^[1]^[2]
c. 1240 BC—The wimble^[3] and lathe^[4] are invented.

^ "WORLD HISTORY 1500 - 1200 B.C." History Central. Historycentral. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
^ "Exploring Philistine Origins on the Island of Cyprus, Vassos Karageorghis, BAR 10:02, Mar-Apr 1984". Archived from the original on 2017-04-21. Retrieved 2018-12-31.
^ ^a ^b ^c Ruoff, Henry Woldmar (1917). The standard dictionary of facts. pp. 55–56. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
^ Haydn, Joseph (1877). Haydn's Dictionary of Dates: Relating to All Ages and Nations. Harper & Brothers. p. 284. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
^ Little, Charles Eugene (1900). Cyclopedia of Classified Dates with an Exhaustive Index. Gale Research Company. p. 1142. Retrieved 20 April 2017. philistines 1240 bc.

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Millennium:	2nd millennium BC
Centuries:	14th century BC 13th century BC 12th century BC
Decades:	1260s BC 1250s BC 1240s BC 1230s BC 1220s BC
Years:	1249 BC 1248 BC 1247 BC 1246 BC 1245 BC 1244 BC 1243 BC 1242 BC 1241 BC 1240 BC
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